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**Darkstaruk** · 04-13-2005, 12:03 PM

i am having aan issue with php ...
I am not an beginer with website but im not experienced with php .

the url of the aforementioned script is http://www.simonhealy.co.uk/FLASH/index.php
here is the script :

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>My Website</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<body>
<div style="height:50px;border:1px solid #000;margin-bottom:10px">

</div>

<div style="float:left;width:15%;border:1px solid #000">
<ul style="margin-left:10px;list-style-type:none">
<li><a href="index.php">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="index.php?page=about">About</a></li>
<li><a href="index.php?page=contact">Contact</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<div style="float:right;width:80%;border:1px solid #000">
<div style="padding:4px">

<?php

# default page
$default = 'home.php';

# set document root path
$base = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];

# list of all site pages + the id they will be called by
$pages = array('about' => 'about.php','contact' => 'contact.php');

if(array_key_exists($_GET['page'], $pages))
{
foreach($pages as $pageid => $pagename) {
if($_GET['page'] == $pageid && file_exists($base.$pagename))
{
/* if somebody's making a request for ?page=xxx and
the page exists in the $pages array, we display it
checking first it also exists as a page on the server */
include $base.$pagename;
}
} // end foreach
}
else {
/* if the page isn't listed in $pages, or there's no ?page=xxx request
we show the default page, again we'll also just make sure it exists as a file
on the server */
if(file_exists($base.$default)) include $base.$default;
}

?>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

now when i view it in the browser , it just shows the raw code as if it is not processing the script ... do you nned to set a specific file permission for php scripts ?

**leavethisplace** · 04-13-2005, 12:06 PM

It shows me simply a page with a few boxes and hyperlinks.

Are you sure PHP is installed on the server you're running the PHP file?

**Darkstaruk** · 04-13-2005, 12:08 PM

yes i am totaly sure
i am paying for it

it is also suupposed to have ssi/cgi aswell

**Gaffer Sports** · 12:15 PM

You have missed out a couple of characters:

PHP Code:


			
 if(file_exists($base.$default)) include $base.$default;

This should read:

PHP Code:


			
 if(file_exists($base.$default)) { include '$base.$default'; }

Steve.

**Gaffer Sports** · 04-13-2005, 12:16 PM

also

PHP Code:


			
 include $base.$pagename;

Should be :

PHP Code:


			
 include '$base.$pagename';

**Darkstaruk** · 04-13-2005, 12:17 PM

i tried the code that you supplied but it didn`t work

. I simply havent a clue what is wrong .
I have sent a e mail to my web space service provider i cant work it out .

**Gaffer Sports** · 03:42 PM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>My Website</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<body>
<div style="height:50px;border:1px solid #000;margin-bottom:10px">

</div>

<div style="float:left;width:15%;border:1px solid #000">
<ul style="margin-left:10px;list-style-type:none">
<li><a href="index.php">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="index.php?page=about">About</a></li>
<li><a href="index.php?page=contact">Contact</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<div style="float:right;width:80%;border:1px solid #000">
<div style="padding:4px">

<?php

# default page
$default = 'default.php';

# set document root path
$base = $_SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT]."/";

# list of all site pages + the id they will be called by
$pages = array('about' => 'about.php','contact' => 'contact.php');

if(array_key_exists($_GET['page'], $pages))
{
foreach($pages as $pageid => $pagename) {
if($_GET['page'] == $pageid && file_exists($base.$pagename))
{
/* if somebody's making a request for ?page=xxx and
the page exists in the $pages array, we display it
checking first it also exists as a page on the server */
$filename = $base.$pagename;
include ($filename);
}
} // end foreach
}
else {
/* if the page isn't listed in $pages, or there's no ?page=xxx request
we show the default page, again we'll also just make sure it exists as a file
on the server */
$filename = $base.$default;
if(file_exists($filename)) { include ($filename); }
}

?>

**Gaffer Sports** · 04-13-2005, 12:37 PM

The above works for default, although as you are setting base to ROOT, you will need the default at root and not in the flash folder.

**KML9870** · 04-13-2005, 12:53 PM

I am by no means an expert with php, but it looks to me like it is processing the code. Do you have an echo statement telling php what to output? It looks to me like that may be where the problem lies.

**MarkyH** · 04-13-2005, 02:06 PM

This code is OK:

PHP Code:


			
if(file_exists($base.$default)) include $base.$default;

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaffer Sports

also

PHP Code:


			
 include $base.$pagename;

Should be :

PHP Code:


			
 include '$base.$pagename';

Wouldn't that require double quotes? They're not necessary anyway. The code should be valid, but I prefer to parenthesise

PHP Code:


			
 include ($base.$pagename);

If your code is being output to the browser, your host has server problems. Try this script:

PHP Code:


			
<?PHP

phpinfo ();

?>

If this doesn't give you a page of PHP data, you need to talk to your host about PHP hosting. Maybe they require you to upload some .htaccess files.

**Gaffer Sports** · 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkyH

This code is OK:

PHP Code:


			
if(file_exists($base.$default)) include $base.$default;

Wouldn't that require double quotes? They're not necessary anyway. The code should be valid, but I prefer to parenthesise

PHP Code:


			
 include ($base.$pagename);

If your code is being output to the browser, your host has server problems. Try this script:

PHP Code:


			
<?PHP

phpinfo ();

?>

If this doesn't give you a page of PHP data, you need to talk to your host about PHP hosting. Maybe they require you to upload some .htaccess files.

If you guys had tried the code on a test server you would have realised it was not working, rather than telling him to check his php info or server.

The code that I posted earlier worked fine for the default page, but I had not fixed his other bit for the different pages - something that I did mention and something I have now fixed.

Steve.