Implementing "URL redirection" in PHP

[tuananh87vn]

hello,
i'm going to set up a small website in php. I suppose that it will use no database so I just need to write the main file only, say, the index.php. this site contains some pages which are similar in form but are different in content in the middle, or course. for example, I have the file index.php, then index.php?id=1 is for the first page, index.php?id=2 is for the second one and so on... like any other website, links are put on the left-menu... in the middle of each page there lies an include('conten t_page1.php') or something like that to make the content of each page.

is my description clear enough? I believe it will, though not much, differentiate itself from static HTML page :|

so, can anyone here tell me how to code it? thanks!

[jasone]

Hi,

Firstly you it may be useful for you to have a PHP engine installed on your system to help with the testing, before you upload it to the server.

as far as tutorials go you cant go wrong with the website killerphp.com there are many video tutorials which taught me how to use php.

hope this helps

Jason

[Lumpy]

Yeah, that would work simple enough for a small website. I agree with Jasone though, install PHP locally so you can test it out before you go live.

Do a google search for Xampp, its an all in one package that makes it very simple to install apache and php and few others on your box. Probably the best way to go if your new to it all.

Other than that, when checking out the tutorials look into the 'switch' statement and the $_GET variable. You will pretty much use the $_GET[ID] to get your page id and a switch statement will help you to get the right content page loaded.

All in all, it would look something like this...

 
$page = $_GET[id];
switch($page) {
 default:
  include("home.php");
  break;
 case "1":
  include("page1.php");
  break;
 case "2":
  include("page2.php");
  break;
 
 

[pbmods]

Changed thread title to better describe the problem (did you know that threads whose titles do not follow the Posting Guidelines actually get FEWER responses?).