template menu problem

[pepelepew1962]

Hello:

I am trying to create templates for my files and I am having a problem with getting the menu to work properly.  I have 3 template files, head.php, main.php and foot.php.  The head.php contains the following menu html:

   <li><a href="page1.php" class="<?php echo "$head001";?>">One</a></li>
   <li><a href="page2.php" class="<?php echo "$head002";?>">Two</a></li>
   <li><a href="page3.php" class="<?php echo "$head003";?>">Three</a></li>
   <li><a href="page4.php" class=<?php echo "$head004";?>>Four</a></li>
   <li><a href="page5.php" class="<?php echo "$head005";?>">Five</a></li>

In the main.php, I would like to have 1 variable for what the status of the menu is for that page.  For example when the person is on page 3, the class should be current.
 
$head003 = "Current";
include("head.php");

The variable current is in my external css file and changes the appearance.  Simple, but for some reason, the variable is not being carrier over.  Can you please help.

[AaronClifford]

Is the list of pages static, or dynamically pulled from some where?