Is my syntax wrong?

[parboy]

I'm a newbie and can't get this If else statement to work. It's supposed to point to a file named "main_menu.js" in one of 2 folders (/js or/js2) depending on the current page - what's wrong??

<?php
$bios = '<script type="text/javascript" src="/js2/main_menu.js"></script>';
$other = '<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/main_menu.js"></script>';
if($folder = 'bios') {
echo "$bios";
} else {
echo "$other";
} 
?>

[foobarbaz]

You're doing a common newbie mistake. You need to use the comparison sign (==) to compare a variable:

<?php
  $bios = '<script type="text/javascript" src="/js2/main_menu.js"></script>'; 
  $other = '<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/main_menu.js"></script>';
  if($folder == 'bios') {
    echo "$bios";
  } else {
    echo "$other";
  } 
?>

[parboy]

That's what I thought too, but when I use the comparison sign (==) it outputs the 2nd value (../js2..) even when $folder == 'bios'. NOTE: I have the $folder value print at the bottom of the page to check the condition.

[foobarbaz]

That's what I thought too, but when I use the comparison sign (==) it outputs the 2nd value (../js2..) even when $folder == 'bios'. NOTE: I have the $folder value print at the bottom of the page to check the condition.

 

This is precedural programming, $bios can't be accessed before it is assigned. You must set it into a session element or abo­ve the IF statement.

[PFMaBiSmAd]

Look at your code. js2 is not the second value.

[parboy]

I've moved the first part above the DOCTYPE, i.e.,

 

<?php
	$bios = '<script type="text/javascript" src="/js2/accordion.js"></script>';
	$other = '<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/accordion.js"></script>';
	?>

 

and left the conditional statement near the bottom of the head:

<?php
	if($folder == 'bios') {
	echo "$bios";
	} else {
	echo "$other";
	} 
	?>

 

Still points to ../js.. regardless of $folder value.

 

So... how would I set it as a session element?

 

TO PFMaBiSmAd: I wrote ../js2.. but meant ../js..  Sorry about the typo.

[PFMaBiSmAd]

$folder clearly does not contain exactly the string 'bios'

 

What do you get when you echo it and what does var_dump() show (in case it contains some non-printing characters.)

[parboy]

It was procedural, I had the definition of $folder below the conditional statement. Problem solved, thanks for your help.