Rather stuck using "include $_GET..."

[Bodhran]

 

I am having some real problems with the code in red below which sits in my "index.php" file, and would be very grateful for any help!

 

<?php

include("header.php");

include $_GET["view"] . ".php";

include("footer.php");

?>

 

The links for my "views" (e.g. <a href="?view=page_news">News</a> ) are in my "header.php" file.

 

The whole website works absolutely fine, except when you first arrive on the homepage you get:

Notice: Undefined index: view

Warning: include(.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory

This is presumably because a link hasn't been clicked yet, thus a "view" hasn't been defined yet, but I have no idea how to get around this!

 

I hope I haven't been too vague with my explanation...

 

Thanks,

James

 

[Bodhran]

I stupidly uploaded my files to the server before properly testing them, so you can see my problem in action at "thehurricanes.co.uk" if it helps!

[trq]

if (isset($_GET['view'])) {
  include $_GET["view"] . ".php"; 
} else {
  // include some default
}

 

you'd best check the file exists locally before including it too as this method alone opens a massive security hole.

[Bodhran]

Brilliant! Thank you for your help :-)