Re: [PHP] Viewing a specific item within a php web-page?
I think you have totally got it wrong. You pass on the value to a php script
in the form on http:// /script.php?variable=value.
So to accomplish your need you may have to do something like call http://
/script.php?articleid=post_040905.
Your program should be modified to maybe something like:
?
$post_041005 = article for April 10th 2005;
$post_040905 = text for April 9th 2005;
switch ($_HTTP_GET_VARS['articleid'])
{
case post_041005: print($post_041005);
break;
case post_040905: print($post_040905);
break;
default: echo No articleid specified
}
If you still want to call it in the form domain.com/articles.php?post_040905,
then you may do something like this:
$post_041005 = article for April 10th 2005;
if isset($_HTTP_GET_VARS['post_041005'])
print($post_041005);
$post_040905 = text for April 9th 2005;
if isset($_HTTP_GET_VARS['post_040905'])
print($post_post_040905);
?
There are more efficient ways to do it, but this should get the job done.
Prathap
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From: Carlos Palomino [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: php-general@lists.php.net
Sent: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 21:23:06 -0400
Subject: [PHP] Viewing a specific item within a php web-page?
I have a document entitled: articles.php
Within this document, I want to store various written articles which
are headed by a string value - example:
$post_040905 = text for April 9th 2005;
print($post_040905);
$post_041005 = article for April 10th 2005;
print($post_041005);
How can I view a specific string's text via the browser? I thought
I could use domain.com/articles.php?post_040905 and only the
content written for that post would be shown. However, all of the
posts are shown. I just began reading about PHP from limited
tutorials so I am at a loss as to how I can accomplish this. I
would appreciate all assistance in this matter.
Best Regards,
Carlos
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Re: [PHP] Viewing a specific item within a php web-page?
Carlos Palomino wrote:
I have a document entitled: articles.php
Within this document, I want to store various written articles which are headed by a
string value - example:
$post_040905 = text for April 9th 2005;
print($post_040905);
$post_041005 = article for April 10th 2005;
print($post_041005);
That's a _really_ bad idea. It is better to store all of them in a
database (MySQL is a simple one and works perfectly with PHP) ordered by
an id. So the script can take a numerical argument ID which will hold
the ID of the text which shall be shown. The argument can be passed as a
GET variable (script.php?variable=valuesecond=second_value) and you can
get it with $_GET['variable_name']. Take a better look here
http://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.php#reserved.variables.get
. However don't forget to filter than input argument first, to prevent
SQL Injections :
$id = $_GET['id'];
if($id == strval(intval($id))) { /* Okay, do the query */ }
else die('Looser !');
Hope this helps,
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Re: [PHP] Viewing a specific item within a php web-page?
I guess I had some 'spelling mistakes' in my suggested code.
Try the one below. It should be $HTTP_GET_VARS not $_HTTP_GET_VARS.
?
$post_041005 = article for April 10th 2005;
$post_040905 = text for April 9th 2005;
switch ($HTTP_GET_VARS['articleid'])
{
case post_041005: print($post_041005);
break;
case post_040905: print($post_040905);
break;
default: echo No article was specified.;
}
?
And you can name the script in any way you want to. It need not be script.php.
Say if you put this code into a script call getarticle.php, you should call it
as youdomain/getarticle.php?articleid=post_x where is the appropriate
article number.
As someone else suggested, putting them into a database is the best way to do
it. But since I guess you are a beginner you might as well keep it very simple
like this for the time being. But ultimately you should consider databases.
Cheers,
Prathap
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From: Carlos Palomino [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Prathaban Mookiah [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 06:09:53 -0400
Subject: Re: [PHP] Viewing a specific item within a php web-page?
Hi,
I tried the following but can not view the specified article but
receive the default message when attempting to view either of the
posts. I used the proper URL as suggested
(script.php?read=post_041005).
$post_041005 = article for April 10th 2005;
$post_040905 = text for April 9th 2005;
switch ($_HTTP_GET_VARS['read'])
{
case post_041005: print($post_041005);
break;
case post_040905: print($post_040905);
break;
default: echo No article was specified.;
}
Any ideas on why I am receiving only the default message even though
I go to the proper article URL?
Best Wishes,
Carlos
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From: Prathaban Mookiah
To: php-general@lists.php.net
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 4:23 AM
Subject: Re: [PHP] Viewing a specific item within a php web-page?
I think you have totally got it wrong. You pass on the value to a
php script in the form on http:// /script.php?variable=value.
So to accomplish your need you may have to do something like call http://
/script.php?articleid=post_040905.
Your program should be modified to maybe something like:
?
$post_041005 = article for April 10th 2005;
$post_040905 = text for April 9th 2005;
switch ($_HTTP_GET_VARS['articleid'])
{
case post_041005: print($post_041005);
break;
case post_040905: print($post_040905);
break;
default: echo No articleid specified
}
If you still want to call it in the form
domain.com/articles.php?post_040905, then you may do something like
this:
$post_041005 = article for April 10th 2005;
if isset($_HTTP_GET_VARS['post_041005'])
print($post_041005);
$post_040905 = text for April 9th 2005;
if isset($_HTTP_GET_VARS['post_040905'])
print($post_post_040905);
?
There are more efficient ways to do it, but this should get the
job done.
Prathap
-- Original Message ---
From: Carlos Palomino [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: php-general@lists.php.net
Sent: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 21:23:06 -0400
Subject: [PHP] Viewing a specific item within a php web-page?
I have a document entitled: articles.php
Within this document, I want to store various written articles which
are headed by a string value - example:
$post_040905 = text for April 9th 2005;
print($post_040905);
$post_041005 = article for April 10th 2005;
print($post_041005);
How can I view a specific string's text via the browser? I thought
I could use domain.com/articles.php?post_040905 and only the
content written for that post would be shown. However, all of
the posts are shown. I just began reading about PHP from limited
tutorials so I am at a loss as to how I can accomplish this. I
would appreciate all assistance in this matter. Best Regards,
Carlos
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[PHP] Viewing a specific item within a php web-page?
I have a document entitled: articles.php Within this document, I want to store various written articles which are headed by a string value - example: $post_040905 = text for April 9th 2005; print($post_040905); $post_041005 = article for April 10th 2005; print($post_041005); How can I view a specific string's text via the browser? I thought I could use domain.com/articles.php?post_040905 and only the content written for that post would be shown. However, all of the posts are shown. I just began reading about PHP from limited tutorials so I am at a loss as to how I can accomplish this. I would appreciate all assistance in this matter. Best Regards, Carlos
