[SOLVED] Best way to do this?

[Dane]

Hey guys.

 

I want an option on my website were if i goto my admin control pannel and say set `website_online` ONLINE or OFFLINE

 

Would the best way to show my website being online or offline be to put something like this at the top of the page?

 

<?php

 

session_start();

 

SELECT FROM blah WHERE `website_online` =  blah

 

if $website_online == 'OFFLINE'

 

echo 'dont show'

 

else {

 

rest of page here

 

}

 

 

Is there a better way of doing this?

 

Thanks

 

Dane

[willpower]

I don't know if there is a better way, but this is the way i'd go at it.

 

 

[GingerRobot]

Thats about the only way of doing it. Of course, if you want to show the error message on any page when the website is offline, then you'd be better off storing this:

 

<?php
//connect to datase
$sql = "SELECT `website_online` FROM `yourtable`";
$result = mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error());
$row = mysql_fetch_row($result);
if($row[0] == 'OFFLINE'){
echo 'Website is currently offline';
exit;//stop running the rest of the script
}
?>

 

In a file, and requiring it in every page.

[Dane]

awesome, thanks for your responses.