If - else problem with database connectivity

[miligraf]

Hey there, the problem ive encountered is:

 

I made a control panel but i run a two language site, so instead of having two different files for each language, ived used this in every file (add, edit, delete) so they have a language selector with an URL like this www.domain.com/?page=add&connection=english:

 

$connection=$_GET['connection'];
include('databaseconnection-selector.php');

 

In the databaseconnection-selector.php file i have this:

 

$connection=$_GET['connection'];
if ($connection==english)
include('english-databaseconnection.php');
else
include('theotherlanguage-databaseconnection.php');

 

Oh and the problem is that i can only Add and Edit for the language that is in the else condition (default) so i have to put the other language in the else condition so i can Add and Edit for that language.

 

I hope you get the idea of what i have done lol

[Psycho]

Two things:

 

1. You do not need to have "$connection=$_GET['connection'];" in both files. You are just resetting the variable to the same value

 

2. I believe the problem is due to the fact that you are not enclosing "english" within quotes of your if statement.

 

This

if ($connection==english)

 

Should be this

if ($connection=="english")

[Ninjakreborn]

<?php
$connection=$_GET['connection'];
echo "<br />";
echo "Connection:  " $_GET['connection'];
echo "<br />";


if ($connection==english) {
  require_once('english-databaseconnection.php');
}else {
  require_once('theotherlanguage-databaseconnection.php');
}
?>

Try that and paste the output here.

[miligraf]

None is working.

 

This is what happens when i try to edit the "english" database (theotherlangua database is in the else so its the default), i get the fields with the info that i can edit and submit changes but when i want to see the changes, i dont see any...it doesnt change the info in the database.

 

Like if i could Add info but not Edit it.

[miligraf]

Sorry for double post but i cant modify my last post.

 

businessman332211: When i hit the "Update" button i see that it connects to the other language database and thats why it doesnt change anything...

[Jessica]

Uhm, when you do the edit, does it still have the variable in the url?

[miligraf]

Ok, its fixed...the form was all in a file so when i hitted "Update" it ran the second part of it but now it runs another file that does the updating BUT i still wonder why this doesnt work (have all in one file)? why do you need another file that does the update part?