PHP sub navigation help

[barrycorrigan]

Hi Everyone,

 

I am creating a website with no CMS which is proving a bit difficult when I started thinking about how to do sub navigation for all the pages from one include file.

 

So I came up with a system that worked by using a $currentPage variable

 

then on every page I will give that page a $currentPage name. But on some of the pages I need two names I've came up with this but I don't no if it's right.

 

<?php $currentPage = ('containment_systems' && 'download_booths'); require_once '_inc/sidenav.php'; ?>

[MasterACE14]

you mean... ?

<?php
switch ($currentPage) {
    case 'containment_systems':
        require_once('containment_systems_inc/sidenav.php');
        break;
    case 'download_booths':
        require_once('download_booths_inc/sidenav.php');
        break;
}
?>

[barrycorrigan]

Hi MasterACE14,

 

Na that didn't work. Here is what I have to date so I have a subnavigation like so:

 

<div id="sidenav"><!-- Open Sidenav -->
<h3>In this section</h3>
<ul>
	<li><a href="containment_strategy.php" <?php if ($currentPage == 'containment_strategy') {echo 'class="selected"';} ?>>Containment Strategy</a></li>
	<li><a href="containment_systems.php" <?php if ($currentPage == 'containment_systems') {echo 'class="selected"';} ?>>Containment Systems</a>

	<?php if ($currentPage == 'containment_systems') { ?>
		<ul>
			<li><a href="downflow_booths.php" <?php if ($currentPage == 'download_booths') {echo 'class="selected"';} ?>>Downflow Booths</a>
				<?php if ($currentPage == 'download_booths') {
					echo '
						<ul>
							<li><a href="sampling_booth.php">Sampling Booth</a></li>
							<li><a href="dispensing_booth.php">Dispensing Booth</a></li>
							<li><a href="charging_booth.php">Charging Booth</a></li>
							<li><a href="quadraflow.php">Quadraflow</a></li>
							<li><a href="lab_bench.php">Lab Bench</a></li>
						</ul>
				';} ?>
			</li>
			<li><a href="high_containment_screen.php">High Containment Screen</a></li>
			<li><a href="containment_isolators.php">Containment Isolators</a></li>
			<li><a href="pack_off_and_process.php">Pack off and Process</a></li>
			<li><a href="glassware_and_kilolab.php">Glassware and KiloLab</a></li>
			<li><a href="low_cost_isolators">Low Cost Isolators</a></li>
		</ul>
	<?php ;} ?>

	</li>
	<li><a href="aseptic_systems.php" <?php if ($currentPage == 'aseptic_systems') {echo 'class="selected"';} ?>>Aseptic Systems</a></li>
	<li><a href="facilities.php" <?php if ($currentPage == 'facilities') {echo 'class="selected"';} ?>>Facilities</a></li>
	<li><a href="after_market.php" <?php if ($currentPage == 'after_market') {echo 'class="selected"';} ?>>After Market</a></li>
</ul>
</div><!-- Close Sidenav -->

 

Then the $currentPage code on each page to display which nav

 

<?php $currentPage = ("download_booths"&&"containment_systems"); require_once '_inc/sidenav.php'; ?>

 

So if im on Download_booths page I need the $currentPage variable to display download_booths and containment_systems. at the minute this works but it's making all the $currentPage variables a selected class

 

Please help anybody :-)

 

Regards

 

Barry