hi, I'm just getting started here in php, but i've been able to get some
basic variable stuff working, so I'm just looking for advice on the basic
set up of some thumbnail->picture pages. the thumbnail page will send the
variable $picname to the picturepage.php.
I'm thinking, picturepage.php would look like this:
<?
if($picname == "birds"){
$picture = "birds.jpg";
$pagetitle = "Here are Some Birds";
$prev = "thePreviouspage.htm";
$next = "theNextpage.htm";
$descrip = "<h1>Birds/<H1>
this is some text describing the picture,
it could be a lengthy paragraph with html formatting,
maybe even a table with a little chart or something";
}
if($picname == "dogs"){
$picture = "dogs.jpg";
$pagetitle = "Here are Some Dogs";
// if if if, lotsa ifs
// etc etc, blah blah
// could be 20 or more pictures, could be lots more
// how much is too much?
}
?>
<HTML>
<title> <?php echo($pagetitle) ?> </title>
<body>Welcome to my Picture page<br>
here is the picture:
<img src="<?php echo($picture) ?>" >
here is where it was taken: <?php echo($descrip) ?>
<etc, etc>
I was wondering if this would be too long of a .php page, what with all the
variables, description paragraph, etc. Or does that matter much? is it
better to use an include? or an array? like, I could put the description
paragraphs in separate txt files and include them?
there's lots and lots of pictures, with lots of if()'s? possibly with long
paragraphs of description? I guess the user only loads the actual outputted
html, so, it wouldn't be a big thing. So, if the server is able to do its
thing in a timely manner its ok?
--
thanks for your time,
juglesh B>{)} 6  1629 
check out the switch http://au2.php.net/manual/en/control...res.switch.php
do something like this
switch($picname)
case "birds":
$picture = "birds.jpg";
$pagetitle = "Here are Some Birds";
$prev = "thePreviouspage.htm";
$next = "theNextpage.htm";
$descrip = "<h1>Birds/<H1>
this is some text describing the picture,
it could be a lengthy paragraph with html formatting,
maybe even a table with a little chart or something";
break;
case "dogs"
$picture = "dogs.jpg";
$pagetitle = "Here are Some Dogs";
and so on and so on.....
or IMHO you would be better off using a database - put all the information
in a database nd retrieve what is needed, this will also be a lot easier to
add , edit and delete information than all thise if or switch statements..
HTH
Chris
"juglesh" <ju*****@nospamRadioKDUG.com> wrote in message
news:RBvsd.136315$V41.34405@attbi_s52... hi, I'm just getting started here in php, but i've been able to get some
basic variable stuff working, so I'm just looking for advice on the basic
set up of some thumbnail->picture pages. the thumbnail page will send the
variable $picname to the picturepage.php.
I'm thinking, picturepage.php would look like this:
<?
if($picname == "birds"){
$picture = "birds.jpg";
$pagetitle = "Here are Some Birds";
$prev = "thePreviouspage.htm";
$next = "theNextpage.htm";
$descrip = "<h1>Birds/<H1>
this is some text describing the picture,
it could be a lengthy paragraph with html formatting,
maybe even a table with a little chart or something";
}
if($picname == "dogs"){
$picture = "dogs.jpg";
$pagetitle = "Here are Some Dogs";
// if if if, lotsa ifs
// etc etc, blah blah
// could be 20 or more pictures, could be lots more
// how much is too much?
}
?>
<HTML>
<title> <?php echo($pagetitle) ?> </title>
<body>Welcome to my Picture page<br>
here is the picture:
<img src="<?php echo($picture) ?>" >
here is where it was taken: <?php echo($descrip) ?>
<etc, etc>
I was wondering if this would be too long of a .php page, what with all
the variables, description paragraph, etc. Or does that matter much? is
it better to use an include? or an array? like, I could put the
description paragraphs in separate txt files and include them?
there's lots and lots of pictures, with lots of if()'s? possibly with long
paragraphs of description? I guess the user only loads the actual
outputted html, so, it wouldn't be a big thing. So, if the server is able
to do its thing in a timely manner its ok?
--
thanks for your time,
juglesh B>{)}
juglesh wrote: I was wondering if this would be too long of a .php page, what with
all the variables, description paragraph, etc. Or does that matter
much? is it better to use an include? or an array? like, I could put
the description paragraphs in separate txt files and include them?
Besides performance, there is another thing which you should consider:
Maintainance.
A central file with a clear structure is easier to maintain then several
seperate files. For small collections, I prever to use arrays, like:
$assets = array(
'birds' => array(
'picture' => "birds.jpg",
'pagetitle' => "Here are Some Birds",
'prev' => "thePreviouspage.htm",
'next' => "theNextpage.htm",
'descrip' => "<h1>Birds/<H1>
this is some text describing the picture,
it could be a lengthy paragraph with html formatting,
maybe even a table with a little chart or something"
)
);
if (isset($assets[$picname])) {
list($birds, $picture, $pagetitle, $prev, $next, $descrip) =
array_values($assets[$picname]);
}else {
// No match, use a default or throw an error
}
You could also use an ini file, see http://www.php.net/parse_ini_file for
details. With larger collections, a database should be the first option to
consider.
JW
"juglesh" <ju*****@nospamRadioKDUG.com> wrote in message
news:RBvsd.136315$V41.34405@attbi_s52... hi, I'm just getting started here in php, but i've been able to get some
basic variable stuff working, so I'm just looking for advice on the basic
set up of some thumbnail->picture pages. the thumbnail page will send the
variable $picname to the picturepage.php.
I'm thinking, picturepage.php would look like this:
<?
if($picname == "birds"){
$picture = "birds.jpg";
$pagetitle = "Here are Some Birds";
$prev = "thePreviouspage.htm";
$next = "theNextpage.htm";
$descrip = "<h1>Birds/<H1>
this is some text describing the picture,
it could be a lengthy paragraph with html formatting,
maybe even a table with a little chart or something";
}
if($picname == "dogs"){
$picture = "dogs.jpg";
$pagetitle = "Here are Some Dogs";
// if if if, lotsa ifs
// etc etc, blah blah
// could be 20 or more pictures, could be lots more
// how much is too much?
}
?>
<HTML>
<title> <?php echo($pagetitle) ?> </title>
<body>Welcome to my Picture page<br>
here is the picture:
<img src="<?php echo($picture) ?>" >
here is where it was taken: <?php echo($descrip) ?>
<etc, etc>
I was wondering if this would be too long of a .php page, what with all
the variables, description paragraph, etc. Or does that matter much? is it
better to use an include? or an array? like, I could put the description
paragraphs in separate txt files and include them?
there's lots and lots of pictures, with lots of if()'s? possibly with long
paragraphs of description? I guess the user only loads the actual
outputted html, so, it wouldn't be a big thing. So, if the server is able to do its
thing in a timely manner its ok?
--
thanks for your time,
juglesh B>{)}
Doing it that way for a small gallery is fine...but you really want to put
your data in a database, then query it out on the page.
"juglesh" <ju*****@nospamRadioKDUG.com> wrote in message
news:RBvsd.136315$V41.34405@attbi_s52... hi, I'm just getting started here in php, but i've been able to get some
basic variable stuff working, so I'm just looking for advice on the basic
set up of some thumbnail->picture pages. the thumbnail page will send the
variable $picname to the picturepage.php.
I'm thinking, picturepage.php would look like this:
<?
if($picname == "birds"){
$picture = "birds.jpg";
$pagetitle = "Here are Some Birds";
$prev = "thePreviouspage.htm";
$next = "theNextpage.htm";
$descrip = "<h1>Birds/<H1>
this is some text describing the picture,
it could be a lengthy paragraph with html formatting,
maybe even a table with a little chart or something";
}
if($picname == "dogs"){
$picture = "dogs.jpg";
$pagetitle = "Here are Some Dogs";
// if if if, lotsa ifs
// etc etc, blah blah
// could be 20 or more pictures, could be lots more
// how much is too much?
}
?>
<HTML>
<title> <?php echo($pagetitle) ?> </title>
<body>Welcome to my Picture page<br>
here is the picture:
<img src="<?php echo($picture) ?>" >
here is where it was taken: <?php echo($descrip) ?>
<etc, etc>
I was wondering if this would be too long of a .php page, what with all
the variables, description paragraph, etc. Or does that matter much? is it
better to use an include? or an array? like, I could put the description
paragraphs in separate txt files and include them?
there's lots and lots of pictures, with lots of if()'s? possibly with long
paragraphs of description? I guess the user only loads the actual
outputted html, so, it wouldn't be a big thing. So, if the server is able to do its
thing in a timely manner its ok?
--
thanks for your time,
juglesh B>{)}
Sure, it's ok. Using INCLUDES would really only make it easier for you to
read. For starters, you could reduce some of the 'duplicated' code, try
something like this:
<?PHP
$prev = "thePreviouspage.htm";
$next = "theNextpage.htm";
$desc_heading = '<H1>'.ucfirst($picname).'</H1>';
$pagetitle = 'Here are some '.ucfirst($picname);
$picture = $picname.'.jpg';
switch ($picname)
{
case 'birds':
{
$descrip = "$desc_heading
this is some text describing the picture,
it could be a lengthy paragraph with html
formatting,
maybe even a table with a little chart or
something";
// add anything else for birds here
break;
}
case 'dogs':
{
$descrip = "$desc_heading
this is some text describing the picture,
it could be a lengthy paragraph with html
formatting,
maybe even a table with a little chart or
something";
// add anything else for dogs here
break;
}
default:
{
$descrip = "<H1>No picture selected!</H1>
Please go back and make another selection.";
break;
}
}
?>
<HTML>
<title> <?php echo $pagetitle; ?> </title>
<body>Welcome to my Picture page<br>
here is the picture:
<img src="<?php echo $picture; ?>" >
here is where it was taken: <?php echo $descrip; ?>
<etc, etc>
---
Norman
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news:I9******************@tornado.tampabay.rr.com. .. "juglesh" <ju*****@nospamRadioKDUG.com> wrote in message
news:RBvsd.136315$V41.34405@attbi_s52... hi, I'm just getting started here in php, but i've been able to get some
basic variable stuff working, so I'm just looking for advice on the basic
set up of some thumbnail->picture pages. the thumbnail page will send the
variable $picname to the picturepage.php.
I'm thinking, picturepage.php would look like this:
<?
if($picname == "birds"){
$picture = "birds.jpg";
$pagetitle = "Here are Some Birds";
$prev = "thePreviouspage.htm";
$next = "theNextpage.htm";
$descrip = "<h1>Birds/<H1>
this is some text describing the picture,
it could be a lengthy paragraph with html formatting,
maybe even a table with a little chart or something";
}
if($picname == "dogs"){
$picture = "dogs.jpg";
$pagetitle = "Here are Some Dogs";
// if if if, lotsa ifs
// etc etc, blah blah
// could be 20 or more pictures, could be lots more
// how much is too much?
}
?>
<HTML>
<title> <?php echo($pagetitle) ?> </title>
<body>Welcome to my Picture page<br>
here is the picture:
<img src="<?php echo($picture) ?>" >
here is where it was taken: <?php echo($descrip) ?>
<etc, etc>
I was wondering if this would be too long of a .php page, what with all
the variables, description paragraph, etc. Or does that matter much? is it
better to use an include? or an array? like, I could put the description
paragraphs in separate txt files and include them?
there's lots and lots of pictures, with lots of if()'s? possibly with
long
paragraphs of description? I guess the user only loads the actual
outputted html, so, it wouldn't be a big thing. So, if the server is able to do its
thing in a timely manner its ok?
--
thanks for your time,
juglesh B>{)}
Sure, it's ok. Using INCLUDES would really only make it easier for you to
read. For starters, you could reduce some of the 'duplicated' code, try
something like this:
<?PHP
$prev = "thePreviouspage.htm";
$next = "theNextpage.htm";
$desc_heading = '<H1>'.ucfirst($picname).'</H1>';
$pagetitle = 'Here are some '.ucfirst($picname);
$picture = $picname.'.jpg';
switch ($picname)
{
case 'birds':
{
$descrip = "$desc_heading
this is some text describing the picture,
it could be a lengthy paragraph with html
formatting,
maybe even a table with a little chart or
something";
// add anything else for birds here
break;
}
case 'dogs':
{
$descrip = "$desc_heading
this is some text describing the picture,
it could be a lengthy paragraph with html
formatting,
maybe even a table with a little chart or
something";
// add anything else for dogs here
break;
}
default:
{
$descrip = "<H1>No picture selected!</H1>
Please go back and make another selection.";
break;
}
}
?>
<HTML>
<title> <?php echo $pagetitle; ?> </title>
<body>Welcome to my Picture page<br>
here is the picture:
<img src="<?php echo $picture; ?>" >
here is where it was taken: <?php echo $descrip; ?>
<etc, etc>
---
Norman
ok, thanks people. i decided to do a combo, sorta, of the ideas here.
using my url string to do most of the work, as described above. also,
decided to number my pictures to make the prev/next thing easier. and i put
the long descriptions in includes, along with a js command to insert the
page titles.
the template page: (both the thumbnails and detail pages): pictures.php?th=1
(1-20 or so)
<?PHP
switch ($th)
{
case NULL:{
$imageinclude = "thumbs.php";
$textinclude = "thumbtext.php";
break;}
default:{
$imageinclude = "notthumbs.php";
$textinclude = $th.'.php';
break;}
}
$myIncludePath = "includers/" ;
?>
<body>
here is the picture: <?php include ($myIncludePath.$imageinclude) ;?>
here is the description ?php include ($myIncludePath.$textinclude) ;?>
the thumbs.php has a big table of thumbnails, thumbtext.php just has the js
title maker. $th.'php' are all the descriptions. i'm just gonna have a
bunch of them.
now ive got to figure out the next/prev buttons.
$prev = $th-1
$next=$th+1
if $prev < 1{$prev = 20}
if $next > 20 {$next=1}
or something to that effect.
i guess i could automate the links from the thumbnails, too. use a FOR
statement or something? they all have rollovers, so i guess it could get
messy,
--
thanks
juglesh
juglesh wrote: ok, thanks people. i decided to do a combo, sorta, of the ideas
here. using my url string to do most of the work, as described above.
also, decided to number my pictures to make the prev/next thing easier.
and i put the long descriptions in includes, along with a js command to insert
the page titles.
You may want to do some some filtering on '$th', otherwise I could
instruct PHP to include any arbitary PHP script I want to by passing in
a '$th' value such as "../../someotherdir/someotherfile". I don't know
how much harm an attacker could do using something like this but it's
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