Need help with URL parameters . . .

[mediabob]

Hi, I am trying to get a URL parameter and use a case statement to insert a word based on the value of the parameter, but no matter what I do the value of the parameter always comes up as 1. My url is like this:

 

http://mysite.com/test/example_page.php?example=3&catid=1

 

The second parameter, cat_id is the one I am having trouble with, I am using this code:

 

if (isset($_GET['catid'])) {
  $catname = (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) ? $_GET['catid'] : addslashes($_GET['catid']);
}
switch ($catname)
{
case 0: $name = 'test1' && $section = "1"; break;
case 1: $name = 'test2' && $section = "2"; break;

//This is example there are more case statements . . .

 

When doing this, the second part  "$section" always comes up with the correct value but the first one, "$name" Always comes up as 1, I don't even know where this 1 is coming from

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated

[mediabob]

I forgot to add, I did echo the value of $catname before it wen't through the switch statement and it does have the correct value, there just seems to be an issue with setting the value of $name

 

btw wheres the edit button??

[tapos]

Can u explain the work of the following codes

case 0: $name = 'test1' && $section = "1"; break;
case 1: $name = 'test2' && $section = "2"; break;

 

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Tapos Pal

[mediabob]

Well, this is for a dynamic page that is going to be re-used, so name is the db table to querry and section is the column to compare with so you would have

 

Select * From $name where $section = something

 

This way it uses the correct table depending on where the user came from.

 

 

[tapos]

case 0: $name = 'test1' && $section = "1"; break;

 

You use logical and but use assignment oiperator, which is a logical error.

 

You can try like this

case 0: $name == 'test1' && $section == "1"; break;

 

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Tapos Pal