Quick Question

[Shaun13]

On my forums, I am using a: index.php?action= type of thing. To view the forum index, it is index.php?action=index. Can someone come up with a little bit of code that makes it when someone just goes to index.php it sort of re-directs to index.php?action=index

 

Any help is appreciated!

 

~Shaun

[benjaminbeazy]

do you want the url to change in the browser? or just make the default action-> action=index ?

 

if(isset($_GET['action'])){
  $action = $_GET['action'];
}else{
  $action = 'index';
}

 

though you must be careful with this, depending on how your includes load

you should make an array of all available pages like so

 

$page = array(
    'index' => 'home.php',
    'page1' => 'page1.php',
    'page2' => 'page2.php');

if(isset($_GET['action'])){
  $action = $_GET['action'];
}else{
  $action = 'index';
}

if(in_array($action, $pages)){
  include('INCLUDE_PATH'.$pages['$action']);
}else{
  echo "Page not found...";
}

[pocobueno1388]

 

Why not put the code in the script that was originally for "index.php?action=index" show up for when they just type in "index.php"?

 

I don't know your whole situation, but that is just a suggestion.

[benjaminbeazy]

but then it will be messy 

[Shaun13]

That might work, I will try it, thanks!

[pocobueno1388]

but then it will be messy 

 

How so?

[benjaminbeazy]

u meant put the action=index pagesource in index.php, right?

[Shaun13]

Ok, one problem. Now when I go to index.php?viewpost=1 the contents of index.php show up still. How can that be fixed?

 

~Shaun

[pocobueno1388]

In your code you should have something like this:

 

if (isset($_GET['viewpost'])){
   
   //code here for the post viewing

exit; // <-------You need that exit so that the rest of the code below won't show.
}

 

That "exit;" line will keep the rest of the code from below that code from showing. Just make sure you have that code above the code that will display when they go to just "index.php".

[Shaun13]

Thanks much!

 

~Shaun

[pocobueno1388]

u meant put the action=index pagesource in index.php, right?

 

Right, but that is the same script. The only difference is that code would be at the bottom of the script and not in between an IF statement. So that shouldn't create a mess at all.

 

Shaun - Your welcome =] I assume it is working now?

[benjaminbeazy]

u meant put the action=index pagesource in index.php, right?

 

Right, but that is the same script. The only difference is that code would be at the bottom of the script and not in between an IF statement. So that shouldn't create a mess at all.

 

Shaun - Your welcome =] I assume it is working now?

 

i suppose, i personally like to keep my page code outside the controller, sort of a half-arsed mvc mentality

 

plus whenever your loading other pages, you would have the overhead of that index code

[pocobueno1388]

No, you don't have overhead of the index code...all you have to do is exit out of all your other code so that everything below it is ignored, which would be the index code...so it wouldn't show. Although I can see both the pros and cons of it...I am sure there are better methods, but this one works for me.

[Shaun13]

It is working wonderfuly, thanks again.

[benjaminbeazy]

what if he wants a footer?

 

i mean, i know it can be done, it jut seems simpler to separate your logic from your content...