[SOLVED] Same page on link

[Ken2k7]

Okay, this is pretty much a newbie question but say I have the url - http://blah.com/usercp.php? - and in that page, I have a table with 2 columns - one for navigation and the other for content - like the usercp of a forum. How do you php code it such that when a link is clicked, the content on the second column changes?

 

Thanks in advance.

[pranav_kavi]

The table can have another field that holds a unique value for each row i.e primary key.this primary key can be used to update the content column.every time the link is clicked,get the particular 'id' and then update the row in table that corresponds to that 'id'.

[Ken2k7]

The table can have another field that holds a unique value for each row i.e primary key.this primary key can be used to update the content column.every time the link is clicked,get the particular 'id' and then update the row in table that corresponds to that 'id'.

I'm talking about the HTML table, not the database table. Unless you did get me, which in that case, I apologize. And if so, I don't even understand what you said.

[pranav_kavi]

sorry abt tat...

 

r all the links and content in the html table got frm database initially?

[Ken2k7]

sorry abt tat...

 

r all the links and content in the html table got frm database initially?

No, the links, I would put them in myself, but the contents are mostly received from the database. Sorry for the late reply.

 

It's like a forum's usercp. The left panel contains the links and the right side contains the contents where you can edit.

[pranav_kavi]

The left panel contains the links and the right side contains the contents where you can edit.

so tat means wen the user clicks on the link,the page gets refreshed and the content box is updated wid the new content.rite?

 

can u post the code u ve done till now?

[Ken2k7]

Well I haven't done much of the code since I'm already stuck at the link part of it. But I'll give you a general look without the real links:

 

<table width='100%' border='0'>
<tr>
<td width='30%'>
<a href='_link_here'>Profile Edit</a>
<a href='_link_here'>Reports</a>
</td>
<td width='70%'>
// contents displayed upon link
</td>
</tr>
</table>

I know there aren't any php there but that's because I don't even know how to use php and get that to work. That's just an example. It's not the real thing, but if you can help me on that one, I can do the rest. I just need to know what link to put in the <a> tag and how it will be used to get the contents onto the other <td> tag.

[pranav_kavi]

hope tis helps,

 

<?php
$action = $_REQUEST['action'];

?>
<table width='100%' border='0'>
<tr>
<td width='30%'>
<a href='http://localhost/temp.php?&action=profile_edit' >Profile Edit</a>
<a href='http://localhost/temp.php?&action=reports' >Reports</a>
</td>
<td width='70%'>
// contents displayed upon link
<?php
if(strlen($action)!=0)
{
	if($action == "profile_edit")
	{
		//echo html code for profile
	}
	else
	if($action == "reports")
	{
		//echo html code for reports
	}
}
?>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

 

pls note the url at d href tag should be chngd accordingly...

[Ken2k7]

Yes, that helps tremendously, thank you!

 

I just didn't know how to make the links. Do I really need the ampersand (&) in the <a href>?

[pranav_kavi]

Do I really need the ampersand (&) in the <a href>?

s tats required...

 

the url at the href wud point to the current file.to dynamically output the content between <td>-</td>,the value for the request variable-'action' needs to be set at the href.

[Ken2k7]

Right, I get it now, but are these two the same?

 

<a href='temp.php?action=report'>report</a>

 

<a href='temp.php?&action=report'>report</a>

[pranav_kavi]

<a href='temp.php?action=report'>report[/url]

 

<a href='temp.php?&action=report'>report[/url]

 

sorry abt tat.both are d same(wont giv error!!).Only wen ther r more than one request parameters in url,'&' needs to be used to append them.

[Ken2k7]

oh okay, thanks so much for your help, pranav_kavi. Much appreciated.