I'll give that a try. Thanks. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > David Blomstrom wrote: > > >-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > >>Can > >>you just concatenate > >>the two strings together after you get them from > the > >>database? e.g. > >>$parent.$name? And, just split() or explode() the > >>string when you get it from the URL? > >> > >> > > > >Consider the following URL's: > > > >1. stacks/leo > > > >2. stacks/Panthera_leo > > > >The first is "recognized" by my database and > fetches > >information. The second doesn't work. If I > concatenate > >then split the link as you suggest, will it produce > a > >link that looks like #2 yet is recognized by my > >database? > > > >If so, I'll learn how to do those functions. > > > > > > > Yes. > > The problem here is a PHP one, not an SQL one.. > MySql doesn't know > anything about your links, that's not it's job, but > it does know about > fields. It's PHP's job to know about links and make > MySql "recognize" > the links by formatting them in an appropriate way > in the SQL. > > in the taxonomic names, replace spaces with '-' > (look that up... it's > one of the PHP string functions) By the way, I hope > the names don't > have any ' or , in them, if so, you'll need to do > more replacing. > Search for replace on the php site. > > Then, concatenate like this: > $parent.'_'.$name > > Add that to the end of your URL. > > then when you get the URL parameter 'taxon', > explode() it on '_', then > replace all - with spaces in each of the two values > you get. > > > > > >Yes, there will definitely be spaces between words. > I > >haven't yet decided whether I'll replace them with > -, > >_ or . (period). However, I'm leaning towards > >underscores ( _ ) for this particular page and > hyphens > >( - ) on a topics page. > > > >T > > > > don't use periods. those have other meanings in PHP, > and it can get to > be confusing. > > -- > http://www.douglassdavis.com > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
