[PHP] PHP includes instead of Iframes

[мϊкэ]

PHP includes are sometimes used instead of iframes it makes another page appear as though it is actually on the page similar to iframes without all of the scrollbars right making a php include is pretty basic

<?php
include ('yourpage.php');
?>

rite to make the include change without having to make loads of the same page is a bit more complicated
were you want your include to appear put this code

<?php
$_GET['page'];  
switch($page)
{
case "home":
include('home.php');
break;
case "news":
include('news.php');
break;
case "tutorials":
include('tutorials.php');
break;
case "contact":
include('contact.php');
break;
case "sitemap":
include('sitemap.php');
break;
case "admin":
include('admin.php');
break;
default:
include('home.php');
break;
}
?>

you can change all of the

case "admin":
include('admin.php');
break; 

to the directory of the pages you want and you can also change the name (next to 'case' )
and what you want the default page to be

default:
include('home.php');
break; 

now to make the links which will change the include use this:

<a href="index.php?page=home">Home</a>

this would change the include to the page with the 'case' called home
to see an example of this www.xenigma.co.uk

*** Updated ***

I have discovered a new way to use php includes were you do not have to add

case "admin":
include('admin.php');
break; 

everytime to use a new page, the code:

<?php
if (!isset($page))
{
include("pages/home.php");
} 
if(file_exists($_GET['page'].".php")){
    include $_GET['page'].'.php';    
}
if(file_exists($_GET['page'].".html")){
    include $_GET['page'].'.html';
}
if(file_exists($_GET['page'].".txt")){
    include $_GET['page'].'.txt';
}
elseif (isset($page) && !@include("$page"))
             {
             echo "Error Page not found!";
     } 
?>

now the code broken down and the meanings

<?php

starts the php script

if (!isset($page))
{
include("pages/home.php");
} 

this part sets what the starting page will be example look at the www.xenigma.co.uk index page there is a description of what was used to develop the site and who it is owned by this is the starting page

if(file_exists($_GET['page'].".php")){
    include $_GET['page'].'.php';    
}
if(file_exists($_GET['page'].".html")){
    include $_GET['page'].'.html';
}
if(file_exists($_GET['page'].".txt")){
    include $_GET['page'].'.txt';
} 

this sets what file extensions can be used when searching for them

elseif (isset($page) && !@include("$page"))
             {
             echo "Error Page not found!";
     } 

this is what message will be displayed if the page doesnt exist,

?> 

this ends the php script. Now you can display any page were the include is, all as you need to do now is use the file name example in a link
index.php?page=pages/contact/contact that would open in the include either

pages/contact/contact.php
or
pages/contact/contact.html
or
pages/contact/contact.txt

[Mentor]

I usealy prefer to use if statments.

PLus for a lot of links its far easyer just to use a dinamic include system aka

<?php
$page = basename($page);

if(!$page)
include("start.php");

else
if(file_exists("$page.php"))
{
include("$page.php");
}
else
{
echo "Error. Page not found";
}

?>

wich basicly just includes the value of the $page, with php on the end

so

index.php?page=cat

would include the page cat.php

and

index.php?page=dog

would include the page dog.php


And if the page varilble isnt there aka just

index.php?

it will include start.php or any other page you add in the same place


At the end of the script it aslo checks to see if the file exsists and if it doesnt it shows the error message.

i prefer this method as it saves on codeing and makes it easyer to add pages

[мϊкэ]

i find that slightly more confusing mine was ment to be more basic :p

[-JT-]

i prefere the if stament also, its alot easier and quicker

[мϊкэ]

explain to me how it works, and how i can configure it im quite new to php coding :p

[Mentor]

the if statment or the include system i did.

if works same way as yorus aka

<?php
$_GET['page'];  
if($page == "home")
{
include('home.php');
}
elseif($page == "news")
{
include('news.php');
}
else
{
include('home.php');
}

?>

For a short eg..

My script works quite simply (info in comments / code hints)

<?php
$page = basename($page); // get page varibale form url

if(!$page) // if page varible doesnt exist
include("start.php");  // include this

else   / if not then do this
if(file_exists("$page.php")) // does the file exists? if yes
{
include("$page.php"); // do this. this incude includes the varible $page with the php exsntion added on
//  so the page included is the varible plus the exntion. aka if page = cat it would include cat.php in to the page... if it existed
}
else  // if not
{
echo "Error. Page not found"; // show this error message
}

?>

[:Woof]

ok i have done all of what u said but the page loads in a new window not were i want any ideas?

[iRoss]

Did you put:

<?php
$_GET['page'];  
switch($page)
{
case "home":
include('home.php');
break;
case "news":
include('news.php');
break;
case "tutorials":
include('tutorials.php');
break;
case "contact":
include('contact.php');
break;
case "sitemap":
include('sitemap.php');
break;
case "admin":
include('admin.php');
break;
default:
include('home.php');
break;
}
?>

In the content box where you want it to appear?

[:Woof]

lmao no i put that in the nav area

[iRoss]

Why? :S