multiple if/else statements

[jhodara]

Hi There,

 

Im trying to figure out how to do this if/else statement. I need it to say, "if this is true, do this. if this is true, do this. If neither is true, do this.

 

So there are three different possible outcomes. I tried to put each new if inside of the previous else. but that doesn't seem to work.

 

 

$firstname = $_REQUEST['firstname'];
$lastname = $_REQUEST['lastname'];

if ($firstname == 'Joey' and $lastname == 'Hodara')
{
	$output = 'Welcome to our site, ' . 
	htmlspecialchars($firstname, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') . ', Oh Glorious Leader!';

}

else 
{  

	if ($firstname == 'Matt' and $lastname == 'Fig') 
	{
		$output = 'Welcome to our site, ' . 
		htmlspecialchars($firstname, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') . ', Portagee!';
	}

	else{
		if ($firstname == 'Jon' and $lastname == 'Spense') 
		{
			$output = 'Welcome to our site, ' . 
			htmlspecialchars($firstname, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') . ', bro!';
		}

	}

	$output = 'Welcome to our site, ' . 
	htmlspecialchars($firstname, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') . ' ' . htmlspecialchars($lastname, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') . '!';




?>

[revraz]

If

ElseIf

Else

[btherl]

Your original code would work if you add the missing "}" at the end.

 

But I recommend doing as revraz suggested:

 

if (...)
{
}
elseif (...)
{
}
else
{
}

 

That makes the code more readable.

[aabid]

You haven't closed first else statement, probably this might be creating problem