calling files by ID stored in php file.

[ghaniz786]

Hello

 

this is my first post. I am very new to php I have not done any course about scripting I want to know if I want to make a list of files like "list.php" and when i need to call a file i just put in HTML tag <a Href "list.php?id=5>File 5</a> so file should open.

 

Rather than call full file name I wnat to use that ids which was stored in a php file is it possible ? How to do this please help me.

 

Thanks

[inversesoft123]

This can be done by using mysql database. You cant store ID's in php file. but you can show content of diffrent ID's on single php file. That is the use of database.

[inversesoft123]

Are you talking about this ?

$id= $_GET['ID'];

if($id == "1")
{
echo "Filename : xyz.mp3";
} else if($id == "2")
{
echo "Filename : abc.mp3";
} else {
echo "ID is missing ";
}

 

?

[ghaniz786]

Thanks For Reply

 

Yeah I am talk about thing like this but i need full script with example how to link (cal) this. can I call html file with this method ?

rather than page.html ?

and what if I want to open html in new window (_blank) ?

Please help because I have no idea 

[ghaniz786]

Ooops so have to use mysql database ? but I have no Idea to use that where can learn or get what I want ? any suggestions ? I am not feel shy to ask which I don't know Please someonw help me how create mysql database for files which I want to call by IDs is there any complete example ?.

 

Though someone will laugh on my stupidity but what I don't know I have to ask to seniors.

[teamatomic]

list.txt

file1.txt
file2.html
file3.php
file4.mp3

 

list.php?id=x

$array=array();
$files=("./files.txt");
$i=1;
foreach($files as $file)
{
$file=trim($file);
$array[$i]=$file;
$i++;
}

$id = $_GET['id'];
$fn= $array[$id]';

 

usage

$link= "<a href=\"./$fn\">$fn</a>"
include("./$fn");
$files_array=file("./$fn");
$file_string=file_get_contents("./$fn");

 

 

HTH

Teamatomic

[ghaniz786]

Thanks for your reply although this example is too hard to understand for me coz I have no idea about php By this Example as far as I understand wwe have to make file list.txt file with the file name with extention then use script php but I could not understand what is the reason of loop ?

[Bio]

<?php

$page = $_GET['id'];

if ($page == "1") { header('Location: http://www.your_url.com/page1.html'); }
if ($page == "2") { header('Location: http://www.your_url.com/page2.html'); }
if ($page == "3") { header('Location: http://www.your_url.com/page3.html'); }
?>

 

etc..

[teamatomic]

The loop re-indexes the array to start at 1 instead of 0.

 

 

HTH

Teamatomic

[ghaniz786]

@ Bio

 

Thanks For Reply Me

 

would you please tell me how to call the file in list I mean <a href "???">file 1</a>

 

 

[Bio]

It would be something like this...

<a href="http://your_url_here/name_of_file.php?id=1">click here for file 1</a>

 

or

 

 

<a href="http://your_url_here/name_of_file.php?id=2">click here for file 2</a>

 

etc.. If you need any more help dont hesitate to ask.

 

[ghaniz786]

Thanks you Sir for reply,

Wow yes I was looking for it Thanks And Alot of best Wishes for You. now i will try to implement this and if I got any error I would ask you.

 

Thanks Again