[SOLVED] index.php?action=search <--this using wat method?

[zgkhoo]

http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php?action=search <---redirect to search page

http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php?action=profile <--redirect to profile page

http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php?action=calender <---redirect to calender page

now i only know how to design php page by using eg...search.php /profile.php /calender.php

and i wanna learn the above method..

may i know how to write this method and this method called wat?

thanks....

[MasterACE14]

use a switch statement on your index.php page, like this:

<?php
	switch ($_GET['page']) {
		default:
		case "home":
			require_once ("lib/home.php");
			break;
		case "progress":
			require_once ("lib/progress.php");
			break;
		case "support":
			require_once ("lib/support.php");
                                break;
                        }

and put all the files that you require_once in a lib folder to keep it organized

 

Regards ACE

[zgkhoo]

wat it called? no name?

how abt this one http://chinese2.cari.com.my/myforum/viewsub.php?gid=184

why this one using ?gid= while another using ?action=

[MasterACE14]

nope not really, just call it a "Switch Statement"

 

Regards ACE

[zgkhoo]

how abt this one?

http://chinese2.cari.com.my/myforum/viewsub.php?gid=184

why this one using ?gid= while another using ?action=

[MasterACE14]

it all depends on what the  script does, when you start getting different URL's like that its most likely the result of a database query or something like that. Do a search on Google and look at Google's URL. 

[zgkhoo]

sorry i really a newbie, wat should i type in google search box for research this ?

thank you very much

[MasterACE14]

lol, I meant type anything into google, and look at what Google's URL is after you have pressed the "search" button.

[logicopinion]

$action= &$_REQUEST['action'];
if (!file_exists("navi/".$action.".php")) { include "body.php"; next;}
else
{ if (isset($action) && $action!='body') 
{ include "navi/".$action.".php"; } 

else
{ include "body.php";  }}

 

i`d use something like this..

[zgkhoo]

lol, I meant type anything into google, and look at what Google's URL is after you have pressed the "search" button.

 

oic

google contains ?hl= and ?q=

wat is the different between this two?

 

and how abt this one

 

 

 

 

[zgkhoo]

and how abt this one

http://www.talkphp.com/showthread.php?p=1804#post1804

wat is the #post1804 meant?

thanks again.

[zgkhoo]

anyone know abt it?

[phpQuestioner]

#post1804 or something like this is usually a HTML Anchor

 

the pound sign is usually used in a query string as a anchor; so that the query string will take the end user to a specific point in the page were the anchor is at.

[Aureole]

Ok if you're willing to listen I'll explain it...

 

<?php
switch ($_GET['page']) {

    case "home";
    pageHome();
    break;

    case "contact";
    pageContact();
    break;

    case "support";
    pageSupport();
    break;

    default:
    pageHome();
    break;
                        }

function pageHome() {
    echo('I am the Homepage!');
}

function pageContact() {
    echo('I am the Contact Page');
}

function pageSupport() {
    echo('I am the Support Page');
}

?>

 

Look at the above code...

 

switch ($_GET['page']) {

 

...is the part we're looking at...that means that it will be index.php?page=

 

If we change that to...

 

switch ($_GET['section']) {

 

...then the link would instead be index.php?section=

 

Ok now the next part we're looking at is:

 

    case "home";
    pageHome();
    break;

 

So if you type ?page=home it will run the function pageHome() which I made:

 

function pageHome() {
    echo('I am the Homepage!');
}

 

For every page you have, you'll have an instance of this code:

 

    case "home";
    pageHome();
    break;

 

Say if you wanted to use the code I posted but add a "pictures" page, you'd add this:

 

    case "pictures";
    pagePictures();
    break;

 

And this:

 

function pagePictures() {
// Code to show your Pictures here...
}

 

 

...

 

    default:
    pageHome();
    break;

 

that just tells the page what to do if you type index.php or index.php?page, so if you don't supply it with a page to go to it will go to the one you specify as "default".

 

That make sense...?

[zgkhoo]

wow, cool tutorial.....very clear...lolz.

got it..

thanks again..

 

[Aureole]

No problem at all.