[SOLVED] PHP Switch just not working

[someguy9]

Well I have a index.php page with a content.php script included in it and this is my content.php

<?
$page = htmlspecialchars($_GET['page']);
;switch($page)
   {
      case 'home': include('home.php'); break;
      case 'signup': include('register.php'); break;
  case 'video': include('video.php'); break;
  case 'contact': include('contact.php'); break;
  case 'videosort': include('videosort.php'); break;
  case 'archive': include('archive.php'); break;
  case 'search': include('search.php'); break;
  case 'games': include('game.php'); break;
  case 'test1': include('test.php'); break;
  case '360news': include('news.php'); break;
  case 'addcomment': include('addcomment.php'); break;
  default: include('home.php');
  ; break;
   }
?>

 

This is the script I always used and now when I use it on my new layout it jsut doesn't work... I know that the GET Page is working but it seems only to include home.php.

 

Anyone know whats wrong?

[therealwesfoster]

why is there a semi-colon in front of your switch statement? take that out

 

change

;switch($page)

 

to

switch($page)

[someguy9]

tried it still doesnt work

[therealwesfoster]

Maybe try accessing the $_GET directly, without the htmlspecialchars() just to see what it does

[someguy9]

got rid of the htmlspecialcharas and it lets the 360news to work but noting else

[therealwesfoster]

<?php
$page = $_GET['page'];
switch($page)
{
  case 'home': include('home.php'); break;
  case 'signup': include('register.php'); break;
  case 'video': include('video.php'); break;
  case 'contact': include('contact.php'); break;
  case 'videosort': include('videosort.php'); break;
  case 'archive': include('archive.php'); break;
  case 'search': include('search.php'); break;
  case 'games': include('game.php'); break;
  case 'test1': include('test.php'); break;
  case '360news': include('news.php'); break;
  case 'addcomment': include('addcomment.php'); break;
  default: include('home.php'); break;
}
?>

 

if your code looks like that and doesnt work still... then i dont know  :-\

[btherl]

Try printing page before the switch, like this:

 

print "page: " . urlencode($page);

 

Is it what you thought it would be?

[someguy9]

just prints page: 0

[btherl]

Then that's your problem.  You must pass the page argument using $_GET in order to retreive it from $_GET.

 

Can you show us how you call your script?

[someguy9]

when I did the 360news switch it just shows 360 but it still works...

 

I don't see what your saying

[therealwesfoster]

you need to do index.php?page=360news in order to receive $_GET['page']==360news

[btherl]

someguy, are you showing us your ENTIRE script or just part of it?

 

What I need to know about how the script is called is, does it look like this:

 

http://www.site.com/script.php?page=360news

[someguy9]

It's only going to the first page of my switch (home), and the 360news one but nothing else

[SirChick]

It's only going to the first page of my switch (home), and the 360news one but nothing else

 

your not answering their questions.. which will help them to help you.

 

What is the url when you run the script?

 

Does it have script.php?page=360news

 

if not then it wont work well infact it will work as long as page is correctly spelt across the script (capital letters count too). to get it like that you have to change the url link that was taking the user to that page to have this:

 

<a href="phpscript.php?page=360news">360News</a>

 

This way it will carry the value but change phpscript.php to the name of your php file name..

[phpSensei]

try

 

<?php
$page = htmlspecialchars($_GET['page']);
switch($page);
   {
case 'home':

('home.php'); 

break;
case 'signup': 

include('register.php'); 

break;
case 'video': 

include('video.php'); 

break;
case 'contact': 

include('contact.php'); 

break;
  case 'videosort': include('videosort.php'); 
break;
  case 'archive': include('archive.php'); 
break;
  case 'search': include('search.php');
break;
  case 'games': include('game.php'); 
break;
  case 'test1': include('test.php'); 
break;
  case '360news': include('news.php'); 
break;
  case 'addcomment': include('addcomment.php'); 
break;
  default: include('home.php');
  
   }
?>

[someguy9]

parse error: parse error, unexpected ';', expecting ':' or '{' in /content.php on line 3

 

gets

[phpSensei]

TRY

 

<?php
$page = htmlspecialchars($_GET['page']);
switch($page);
   {
   
case 'home':
include('home.php'); 

break;

case 'signup': 
include('register.php'); 

break;

case 'video': 
include('video.php'); 

break;
case 'contact': 

include('contact.php'); 
break;

case 'videosort': include('videosort.php'); 
break;

case 'archive': include('archive.php'); 
break;

case 'search': include('search.php');
break;

case 'games': include('game.php'); 
break;

case 'test1': include('test.php'); 
break;

case '360news': include('news.php'); 
break;

case 'addcomment': include('addcomment.php'); 
break;

default: include('home.php');
  
   }
?>

[someguy9]

same error

parse error, unexpected ';', expecting ':' or '{' in /content.php on line 3

[phpSensei]

K, what is line 3

 

edit

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

 

to

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

[soycharliente]

Why do you have a semi colon directly after the switch? Take it out.

[someguy9]

ok got rid of error but still doesn't work properly

[soycharliente]

Try cleaning it up?

Any errors? What's it supposed to do?

What's it doing?

 

<?php
$page = htmlspecialchars($_GET['page']);
switch($page)
{
case 'home':
	include('home.php'); 
	break;
case 'signup': 
	include('register.php'); 
	break;
case 'video': 
	include('video.php'); 
	break;
case 'contact': 
	include('contact.php'); 
	break;
case 'videosort':
	include('videosort.php'); 
	break;
case 'archive':
	include('archive.php'); 
	break;
case 'search':
	include('search.php');
	break;
case 'games':
	include('game.php'); 
	break;
case 'test1':
	include('test.php'); 
	break;
case '360news':
	include('news.php'); 
	break;
case 'addcomment':
	include('addcomment.php'); 
	break;
default:
	include('home.php');
}
?>

[phpSensei]

ok got rid of error but still doesn't work properly

 

Alright, POST the whole script.

[someguy9]

---

I have Content.php

<?
$page = $_GET['page'];
print "page: ".$page;
switch($page)
   {
      case 'home': include('home.php'); break;
      case 'signup': include('register.php'); break;
  case 'video': include('video.php'); break;
  case 'contact': include('contact.php'); break;
  case 'videosort': include('videosort.php'); break;
  case 'archive': include('archive.php'); break;
  case 'search': include('search.php'); break;
  case 'games': include('game.php'); break;
  case 'test1': include('test.php'); break;
  case '360news': include('news.php'); break;
  case 'addcomment': include('addcomment.php'); break;
  default: include('home.php');
  ; break;
   }
?>

 

and index.php in just a snipplet

 

(TOP)
<?php
include "./XXXXX.php";
$curdir = getcwd ();
chdir('forum');
require_once('forum/global.php');
chdir ($curdir);
$page = $_GET

---

;
$XXXX= mysql_query("SELECT * from videos where id = '$_GET[XX]'");
$video = mysql_fetch_array($XXXX);
$gamenfo = htmlspecialchars($_GET[info]);
if ($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '6' )
{

  // include lastRSS library
  include './lastRSS.php';
  
  // create lastRSS object
  $rss = new lastRSS; 
  
  // setup transparent cache
  $rss->items_limit = 6;
  $rss->cache_dir = './cache'; 
  $rss->cache_time = 120;
  
?>
(then later)
<div class="left">
<? include './content.php'; ?>
</div>

[phpSensei]

You didnt try any of the codes we gave you.

 

Try replacing your content.php with this..

 

<?php
$page = $_GET['page'];
print "page: ".$page;
switch($page){
      case 'home': 
  
  include('home.php'); 
  
   break;
      case 'signup': 
  
  include('register.php'); 
  break;
  case 'video':
  include('video.php'); 
  break;
  case 'contact': 
  include('contact.php'); 
  break;
  case 'videosort': 
  include('videosort.php'); 
  break;
  case 'archive': 
  include('archive.php'); 
  break;
  case 'search': 
  include('search.php'); 
  break;
  case 'games': 
  include('game.php'); 
  break;
  case 'test1': 
  include('test.php'); 
  break;
  case '360news': 
  include('news.php');
  break;
  case 'addcomment': 
  include('addcomment.php'); 
  break;
  
  default: 
  
  include('home.php');

   }
?>