ok, before someone posts the google sign, i have genuinely looked for help from many webistes including phpfreaks.com, phpbuilder.com etc etc
the problem is i want use the ?id= tag to link between pages instead of the ususal <a href="/index.html">
any suggestions on some good tutorials (i dont want just a code thanks, i want to know how it works) or maybe if someone could explain? thanks!

you would use $_GET['whatever'] to get what they put after "?whatever=" in the url, then you can just use some IF statements to associate that name with a page and include it. (if whatever==page1 then include index2.html or such) You can also include every page in a single php file and store them in variables, then just 'echo' them if whatever is equal to "pageX"

Note: NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER let users include any page by filename (e.g. include($_GET['whatever']) -- bad idea) or let users echo any variable they want (e.g. echo(eval('$' . $_GET['whatever'])) -- also a bad idea) because you'll get hacked in under a second.

What Shawnz said is for PHP. If you don't know PHP or want to do this without PHP (and thus only basic HTML and javascript), look up "anchors". Those are the things which start with "#". eg: http://www.blah.com/mypage.htm#here

You can do exactly the same with them as you can with PHP, though you need to write some small javascript code to parse the anchors (and thus react on them) as this use of anchors is a bit different than the default usage (which is jumping to a particular place on the page).

Though PHP is much more secure since people can't view the original source of the page and find out some (hidden) "anchors". Of course, with only HTML and javascript, the source can easly be viewed. But if it is just for jumping thru pages and/or redirecting and/or making some choices and/or parsing some variables to a specific page, than anchors and javascript can do this perfectly also.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
What Shawnz said is for PHP. If you don't know PHP or want to do this without PHP (and thus only basic HTML and javascript), look up "anchors". Those are the things which start with "#". eg: http://www.blah.com/mypage.htm#here

You can do exactly the same with them as you can with PHP, though you need to write some small javascript code to parse the anchors (and thus react on them) as this use of anchors is a bit different than the default usage (which is jumping to a particular place on the page).

Though PHP is much more secure since people can't view the original source of the page and find out some (hidden) "anchors". Of course, with only HTML and javascript, the source can easly be viewed. But if it is just for jumping thru pages and/or redirecting and/or making some choices and/or parsing some variables to a specific page, than anchors and javascript can do this perfectly also.

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Nope, it is very related and for all we know he maybe didn't even know you can do it with html and javascript and thus asked the question as he did. Maybe he doesn't know PHP and maybe rather don't wanna use or learn it just for that, but only asked it in the way he did because he assumed it was only possible with PHP
(you would be surprised in how many people ask stuff like this in this way as they don't know which alternatives exist; or asking something slithly differentl/or too specific than what they actually mean, unwillingly).

Also the post is very relevant for anyone else who is searching for the subject and/or have the same questions and/or thought-process as I just described. For this, the post isn't only for answering his question, but also for answering the questions of people who might come across this thread (and maybe even don't know about PHP and/or javascript and/or the difference, etc).
(is also part of anticipating questions)
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No, it is very related and for all we know he maybe didn't even know you can do it with html and javascript and thus asked the question as he did. Maybe he doesn't know PHP and maybe rather don't wanna use or learn it just for that, but only asked it in the way he did because he assumed it was only possible with PHP (You would be surprised in how many people ask stuff like this in this way as they don't know which alternatives exist).

Also the post is very relevant for anyone else who is searching for the subject and/or have the same questions and/or thought-process as I just described. For this, the post isn't only for answering his question, but also for answering the questions of people who might come across this thread (and maybe even don't know about PHP and/or javascript and/or the difference, etc).
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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Nope, it is very related and for all we know he maybe didn't even know you can do it with html and javascript and thus asked the question as he did.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Nope, it is very related and for all we know he maybe didn't even know you can do it with html and javascript and thus asked the question as he did.

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I'm sorry to say it, but whoever does that with Javascript is a moron.

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Originally posted by Chris Boulton
Firstly, what happens when users have Javascript disabled?

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Originally posted by Chris Boulton
Secondly, you'd be redirecting people AGAIN to a new page.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
It wouldn't work... What happens if the creator hasn't access to a PHP enabled host?

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
(but isn't PHP doing this also in way?)

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
What happens if the creator hasn't access to a PHP enabled host?

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
If it is only for redirecting, then yes (but isn't PHP doing this also in way?). But, just as in PHP, it can be used for far more things than only that.

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code:

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<?php
$action = ($_GET['action'] ? $_GET['action']; : $_POST['action']); // Assign $action based on if we're getting or posting.

switch($_GET['action'])
{
    case "test":
        include "test.php";
        break;
    default:
        include "home.php";
        break;
}
?>

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Originally posted by Chris Boulton

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
What happens if the creator hasn't access to a PHP enabled host?

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Well, obviously if the user is creating it then he'd know he has PHP. You can't just say "bah, everyone without JS don't matter" You can't make predications on your visitors like that

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
If it is only for redirecting, then yes (but isn't PHP doing this also in way?). But, just as in PHP, it can be used for far more things than only that.

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In PHP, I wouldn't make it redirect, i'd make it seem totally transparent to the user and use an include() function.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
(but isn't PHP doing this also in a way?)

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Originally posted by ShawnZ
But come on? Using the location.hash for that kind of thing is laughable coding. In fact, I highly suggest Methos2 avoids the suggestion.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
What happens if the creator hasn't access to a PHP enabled host?

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Well, at least there isn't a RISK involved in that.

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Check out my thread about this. The method that -dt- posted is my choice, but there are more there as well.

CookieRevised, this is why not to use JavaScript to redirect.

http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=45...d=473328#pid473328

I use ?id=home on my websites for the homepage it is a script that allowed a series of includes on a page, thus you dont have to update each page when you alter a design. The page extension must be in php.

Here is what I use on my websites:

<?PHP
error_reporting (E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE);
if(!$id){ $id = $HTTP_GET_VARS['id']; }

if($id=="" or $id=="home"){
    include("home.php");
}elseif($id=="asmiles"){
    include("animatedsmiles/index.php");
}elseif($id=="backgrounds"){
    include("backgrounds/index.php");
}elseif($id=="downloads"){
    include("downloads/pafiledb.php");
}elseif($id=="dp"){
    include("dp/index.php");
}elseif($id=="names"){
    include("names/index.php");
}elseif($id=="smiles"){
    include("smiles/index.php");
}elseif($id=="web"){
    include("web.php");
}
?>

(that's part of msgstuff)

you add this where your page content begins and in the includes you add the other pages, but just the basic code and not all the html and head tags.

I use to have something similar to the if/else..

code:

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//Page system

if(!isset($_GET['page']))
    {include('index.htm');}

elseif($_GET['page'] == "home"){include('index.htm');}
elseif($_GET['page'] == "news"){include('news.htm');}

//msn pages
elseif($_GET['page'] == "msn"){
    if(!isset($_GET['ver']))
    {include('msn.htm');}
      elseif($_GET['ver'] == "8")
    {include('msn/wlm.htm'); }
    elseif($_GET['ver'] == "7.5")
    {include('msn/7.5.htm'); }
    else{include "error.php";}
    }
       
elseif($_GET['page'] == "desktop"){include('desktop.htm');}
elseif($_GET['page'] == "downloads"){include('downloads.htm');}
elseif($_GET['page'] == "info"){include('info.php');}

elseif($_GET['page'] == "contact"){include('contact.htm');}
elseif($_GET['page'] == "contacted"){include('contact.php');}
elseif($_GET['page'] == "projects"){include('projects.htm');}

//w2m sec
elseif($_GET['page'] == "w2m"){
    if(!isset($_GET['sec']))
    {include('w2m/index.php');}
    elseif($_GET['sec'] == "start")
    {include('w2m/start.php'); }
    elseif($_GET['sec'] == "tut")
    {include('w2m/tut.php');}
   
    else{include "error.php";}
    }
   
//wdp sec
elseif($_GET['page'] == "wdp"){
    if(!isset($_GET['sec']))
    {include('wdp/dynamic.php');}
    elseif($_GET['sec'] == "dynamic")
    else{include "error.php";}
    }

else{include "error.php";}

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code:

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if(!isset($_GET['page'])) {include "index.htm";}
elseif($_GET['page'] == "msn" && !isset($_GET['ver'])) {include "msn.htm";}
elseif($_GET['page'] == "w2m" && !isset($_GET['sec'])) {include "w2m/index.php";}
elseif($_GET['page'] == "wdp" && !isset($_GET['sec'])) {include "wdp/dynamic.php";}
elseif($_GET['page'] == "projects" && !isset($_GET['id'])) {include "projects.htm";}
else {
switch ($_GET['page']) {
               
    case "home":
        include "index.htm"; break;
    case "news":
        include "news.htm"; break;
    case "desktop":
        include "desktop.htm"; break;
    case "comics":
        include "comics.htm"; break;
    case "downloads":
        include "downloads.htm"; break;
    case "contact":
        include "contact.htm"; break;
    case "info":
        include "info.php"; break;
    case "wdp":
        switch($_GET['page'] == "wdp" && @$_GET['sec']) {
        case "dyimg":
            include "wdp/dyimg.php"; break;
        case "dynamic":
            include "wdp/dynamic.php"; break; }
}
}

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Originally posted by Absorbation
I use ?id=home on my websites for the homepage it is a script that allowed a series of includes on a page, thus you dont have to update each page when you alter a design. The page extension must be in php.

Here is what I use on my websites:

<?PHP
error_reporting (E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE);
if(!$id){ $id = $HTTP_GET_VARS['id']; }

if($id=="" or $id=="home"){
    include("home.php");
}elseif($id=="asmiles"){
    include("animatedsmiles/index.php");
}elseif($id=="backgrounds"){
    include("backgrounds/index.php");
}elseif($id=="downloads"){
    include("downloads/pafiledb.php");
}elseif($id=="dp"){
    include("dp/index.php");
}elseif($id=="names"){
    include("names/index.php");
}elseif($id=="smiles"){
    include("smiles/index.php");
}elseif($id=="web"){
    include("web.php");
}
?>

(that's part of msgstuff)

you add this where your page content begins and in the includes you add the other pages, but just the basic code and not all the html and head tags.

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<div class="body">
content filler
content filler
content filler
</div>

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Originally posted by Methos2
then for the link would i put <a href="?id=content">... yes?

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Originally posted by Absorbation

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Originally posted by Methos2
then for the link would i put <a href="?id=content">... yes?

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Infact i'll show you the source code i use for http://www.absorbation.com

As you can see i start the php where the content starts, feel free to view the includes source to, to see how it works

(See Attachment)

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Originally posted by Absorbation

<?PHP
error_reporting (E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE);
if(!$id){ $id = $HTTP_GET_VARS['id']; }

if($id=="" or $id=="home"){
include("home.php");
}elseif($id=="asmiles"){
include("animatedsmiles/index.php");
}elseif($id=="backgrounds"){
include("backgrounds/index.php");
}elseif($id=="downloads"){
include("downloads/pafiledb.php");
}elseif($id=="dp"){
include("dp/index.php");
}elseif($id=="names"){
include("names/index.php");
}elseif($id=="smiles"){
include("smiles/index.php");
}elseif($id=="web"){
include("web.php");
}
?>

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am i understanding this right, for the template i have created the file needed and its working fine, although i still must not be doing something right, its not working::
for the include aea i have the following code under the <body> tag

code:

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<body>

<div class="banner">
</div>

<div class="nav">
<a href="/?id=home">home</a>
<a href="/?id=graphics">graphics</a>
<a href="/?id=webdesign">web design</a>
<a href="/?id=projects">projects</a>
<a href="/?id=msn">msn</a>
</div>

<?PHP
error_reporting (E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE);
if(!$id){ $id = $HTTP_GET_VARS['id']; }

if($id=="" or $id=="home"){
    include("home.php");
}elseif($id=="graphics"){
    include("graphics.php");
}elseif($id=="webdesign"){
    include("design.php");
}elseif($id=="projects"){
    include("projects.php");
}elseif($id=="msn"){
    include("msn.php");
}elseif($id=="about"){
    include("about.php");
}elseif($id=="contact"){
    include("contact.php");

}
?>

</body>

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code:

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<div class="content">
<div class="dt">
<span class="dt"><script type="text/javascript">document.write(getdt())</script></span>
</div>

this is a test of the new site design, it isnt working

</div>

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looks fine here, what is wrong with it? have you place this test in a different direcotry because your links begin with a / going to the home direcotry

ive put it under /mock, hold on, ill upload it and post a link so you can see then ill post the code that is behind it, the actual problem is that nothing is showing, it is as though there is nothing to show! hold on....

that's your problem change the links to:

<div class="nav">
<a href="?id=home">home</a>
<a href="?id=graphics">graphics</a>
<a href="?id=webdesign">web design</a>
<a href="?id=projects">projects</a>
<a href="?id=msn">msn</a>
</div>

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Originally posted by Absorbation
that's your problem change the links to:

<div class="nav">
<a href="?id=home">home</a>
<a href="?id=graphics">graphics</a>
<a href="?id=webdesign">web design</a>
<a href="?id=projects">projects</a>
<a href="?id=msn">msn</a>
</div>

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click view source the php is not being excercuted is your page extension .php?

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Originally posted by Absorbation
click view source the php is not being excercuted is your page extension .php?

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i feel so stupid making that mistake, lol