Including more than once with PHP

[ev5unleash]

Hi, I'm currently making a website with PHP Include so that I can easily edit it. I currently have this code to include different pages

<?php

include('indextop.php');

if( !isset($_GET['id']) )
{
    $xid = 'default';
}
else
{
    $xid = strtolower($_GET['id']);
}
switch($xid)
{
case 'default':
  include('indexhome.php');
break;
case 'teacherlogin':
  include('pages/teacherresources/login.php');
break;
case 'teacherauth':
  include('pages/teacherresources/auth.php');
break; 
}

include('indexbottom.php');

?>

Which let's me make a certain page show when the ?id=teachlogin is shown.

 

Now I have the part teacher auth, which leads to the php file of this code

 

<?php


if( !isset($_GET['code']) )
{
    $xid = 'default';
}
else
{
    $xid = strtolower($_GET['id']);
}
switch($xid)
{
case 'default':
  include('pages/teacherresources/loginfailed.php');
break;
case 'Lnvb773c2y':
  include('pages/teacherresources/index.php');
break;
case 'spage1':
  include('pagespage1.php');
break; 
}


?>

 

When I try "?id=teacherauth?code=Lnvb773c2y" or "?id=teacherauth&code=Lnvb773c2y" The page other than the top and the bottom code is blank. Can anyone tell me why when I include multiple times it won't show the page that's included? Thanks.

[MadTechie]

auth.php is in the directory "pages/teacherresources"

 

so you need to update the paths

try this

switch($xid)
{
case 'default':
  include('loginfailed.php');
break;
case 'Lnvb773c2y':
  include('index.php');
break;
case 'spage1':
  include('../../pagespage1.php');
break; 
}

[ev5unleash]

Okay, I updated auth.php file so now it's

 

<?php


if( !isset($_GET['code']) )
{
    $xid = 'default';
}
else
{
    $xid = strtolower($_GET['id']);
}
switch($xid)
{
case 'default':
  include('loginfailed.php');
break;
case 'Lnvb773c2y':
  include('index.php');
break;
case 'spage1':
  include('../../pagespage1.php');
break;
}


?>

 

Now when I try "?id=teacherauth" I get the message

 

Warning: include(/loginfailed.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\wamp\www\websites\biologywebsite\pages\teacherresources\auth.php on line 15

[MadTechie]

can you provide a directory structor otherwise i am going to be guessing alot

[ev5unleash]

Okay here's the root of the main file index.php (which has teacherresource and teacherauth include in it.

 

\index.php (withholds the code below)

<?php

include('indextop.php');

if( !isset($_GET['id']) )
{
    $xid = 'default';
}
else
{
    $xid = strtolower($_GET['id']);
}
switch($xid)
{
case 'default':
  include('indexhome.php');
break;
case 'teacherlogin':
  include('pages/teacherresources/login.php');
break;
case 'teacherauth':
  include('pages/teacherresources/auth.php');
break; 
}

include('indexbottom.php');

?>

\pages\teacherresources\auth.php (withholds the code below)

<?php


if( !isset($_GET['code']) )
{
    $xid = 'default';
}
else
{
    $xid = strtolower($_GET['id']);
}
switch($xid)
{
case 'default':
  include('loginfailed.php');
break;
case 'Lnvb773c2y':
  include('index.php');
break;
case 'spage1':
  include('../../pagespage1.php');
break;
}


?>

\pages\teacherresources\index.php (Shows the message when the login is successful)

\pages\teacherresources\indexfailed.php (Shows the message when the login has failed)

\pages\teacherresources\login.php (has the login page) will

[The Little Guy]

<?php


if( !isset($_GET['code']) )
{
    $xid = 'default';
}
else
{
    $xid = strtolower($_GET['id']);
}
switch($xid)
{
case 'default':
  include('loginfailed.php');
break;
case 'Lnvb773c2y':
  include('index.php');
break;
case 'spage1':
  include('../../pagespage1.php');
break;
}


?>

 

I would recommend modifying the code like this:

 

<?php
switch(strtolower($_GET['id']))
{
case 'Lnvb773c2y':
  include('index.php');
break;
case 'spage1':
  include('../../pagespage1.php');
break;
default:
  include('loginfailed.php');
break;
}
?>

[ev5unleash]

I'm still getting this error

 

Warning: include(loginfailed.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\wamp\www\pages\teacherresources\auth.php on line 11

[The Little Guy]

basically you are calling "loginfailed.php", which you are saying is located here:

 

C:\wamp\www\pages\teacherresources\loginfailed.php

 

Make sure you are spelling everything right, and casing is the same, because this is case sensitive.

[MadTechie]

and casing is the same, because this is case sensitive.

 

WAMP is not case sensitive.

 

Also is it indexfailed.php or loginfailed.php

if it's loginfailed.php when is that file ?

[ev5unleash]

The code worked with the "The Little Guys" code, I was also stuck because for some reason PHP wouldn't let me link index.php for the include on the auth.php file. Thanks for pointing out the loginfailed.php error, it was indexfailed.php.

[ev5unleash]

Although I marked this as topic solved I have one problem for the default code. When you submit the wrong include like ?code=sdjfh9 people get this error message. Notice: Undefined index: id in C:\wamp\www\websites\biologywebsite\pages\teacherresources\auth.php on line 10 any ideas?

[MadTechie]

if(isset($_GET['id'])) //add this line
   switch(strtolower($_GET['id']))

[ev5unleash]

The code is this now

<?php


if(isset($_GET['code'])) //add this line
   switch(strtolower($_GET['code']))
{
case 'lnvb773c2y':
  include('indexsucessful.php');
break;
default:
  include('indexfailed.php');
break;
}


?>

 

Now when nothing is put in for the code it's blank and does not point to the login failed page. Although, now it does when a wrong include is put in with no error.

[ev5unleash]

I mean when you put ?id=teachauth you get a blank screen instead of the indexfailed.php.

[POG1]

Validate the code a bit nicer

$page = (isset($_GET['code']) AND ctype_alnum($_GET['code'])) ? strtolower($_GET['code']) : 'default' ;
switch($page) {

[ev5unleash]

I'm still running into a similar problem. Now when a wrong code is inserted I get a blank response not the indexfailed.php

[ev5unleash]

Never mind, It seems to work now.