PHP Forum

**josil** · 10-03-2008, 06:29 PM

Hi

I'm trying using the if situation to show a the name of a country and a html table in the following condition:

<html>

<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0">

<? if ($country!=" ") { ?>
<tr>
<td width='42%'>
<table width='264' height='26' border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'>
<tr>
<td background='images/pict_66.jpg'>

<table width='264' height='26' border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'>
<tr>
<td width='164' align='right' valign='middle'><font face='arial' color='#999999' size='1'><? $lang_country ?> </font></td>
<td width='100' align='left' valign='middle'><font face='arial' size='1' color='#000000'> 
<? $country ?>
</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height='2'><img src='images/pict_spacer.gif' width='264' height='2' /></td>
</tr>
</table>
<? } ?>

</html>

But it shows the table without info, when it suppose not show the table either.

thanks

**chrishirst** · 10-03-2008, 06:57 PM

Maybe it's because you open the table before the if condition AND the IF condition is met provided the variable is not equal to a single space.

**frofi** · 10-03-2008, 07:07 PM

I’m not quite sure what you trying to achieve. Is this what your IF condition is supposed to mean?
If $country is set to anything but empty, print the table, otherwise do nothing

If so, then change your condition into:

PHP Code:


			
if ($country) {

Anyway I think the main reason you are getting no PHP from your script is because you are using the wrong syntax opener. The correct PHP opening is <?php and closing is ?>. It depends on your server settings, but just to be on the safe side use that instead of <? and ?>.

**frofi** · 10-03-2008, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrishirst

Maybe it's because you open the table before the if condition AND the IF condition is met provided the variable is not equal to a single space.

I think he's only posted a small part of the table construct. If his condition isn't met, the script might continue to another one etc until a condition is met or the table closes with plain HTML outside of script. In other words, the table could be script independent. If it isn't, then you are right and the IF condition should be placed before the table begins.

**davie_gravy** · 02:04 AM

The problem with the table is still showing is because you're using html when you should have php print that html so you can have control of when the condition isn't met it doesn't print that code. Right now regardless of whether $country is set or not, those tables are going to be printed.

**chrishirst** · 10-04-2008, 01:09 PM

Nope, you can put HTML code inside an IF condition and have render only when the condition is met.

**davie_gravy** · 10-04-2008, 04:31 PM

Really? I didn't know that. My bad, should have tested it first.