php noob needs quick help. :(

[pmjm1234]

I'm an asp guy (please don't kill me) but my current project requires me to use php. I am trying to write a basic script but having all kinds of syntax problems...

 

Basically, I want to check the URL that the user is going to and show a block of HTML code only if he's going to the root of the site ("/")... So basically like...

 

if (HttpMessage::getRequestUrl =="/") {

 

<IMG SRC="root.jpg">

 

}

 

I managed to find the getRequestUrl via google but pretty much have no idea what I'm doing otherwise. Help???

[ignace]

if ('/' === $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']) {
    print '<img src="root.jpg">';
}

[trq]

If your already a programmer, php should be easy to pickup. The manual is probably the only resource you'll need.

[pmjm1234]

Thanks guys! I've been fighting with this for about an hour now and I was on a similar track. I'm going to take the lynda.com php course too so I'm 12 hours away from no longer being a noob.

 

Thank you again for the help, it's greatly appreciated. 

[trq]

I wouldn't bother. I spent a few hours browsing the manual after coming from asp and had relatively no trouble.