[emil]

My PHP knowledge is very limited, so please help.
I have a simple website done with some PHP (that is require_once, as that's pretty much all that I know).

My problem is that I have to create an English version as well so I need to be able to change somehow the content of the page with a link, without leaving that page. That is if I am on the some-page.php page and want to switch to the English version I don't have to go back to the index_en.php page but still remain on some-page.php?somePHPmumboJumbo-content=en

Help.

[Joewebber]

In its simplest form:

<?php

$content = $_GET['content'];

if ($content == "off") {

echo "<a href=\"somepage.php?content=on\">Change content</a>\n";

}
else if ($content == "on") {

echo "<a href=\"somepage.php?content=off\">Change content back</a>\n";

}

[emil]

Thanks. I really don't unserstand much of that, like how do I tell the script which content to load, and how do I associate $content with the actual content (I told you I knew nothing ) but it gives me a starting point.
Thanks again, Joe

[Joewebber]

Originally Posted by emilpaun

Thanks. I really don't unserstand much of that, like how do I tell the script which content to load, and how do I associate $content with the actual content (I told you I knew nothing ) but it gives me a starting point.
Thanks again, Joe

Thats what its doing, telling the browser which content to load, based on the link that has been clicked. $content is just a variable that stores the "on/off" state. Just put your relevant content inside the if statement.

if ($content == "off") {

Put your first lot of content in here

}
else if ($content == "on") {

Put your alternative content in here

}

[emil]

I see. (I think) I'll try it out to see if I can make it work.
Thanks, Joe

[Transmogrify]

$content is a variable that stores the value of parameter passed in the URL - blah.php?content=off. So you can then use this to display one language content or another

So like -

with your url, some-page.php?somePHPmumboJumbo-content=en

$content = $_GET['somePHPmumboJumbo-content'];

if ($content == "en") {
echo "Blah blah blah blah blah. You're nicked my son."
else if ($content == "fr") {
echo "Le blah le blah le blah. Vous etes arretes, mon fils!"
}

[emil]

Thanks I reckon it'd be easier if i asked any of the programmers at work to do it for me, but I guess I'll never learn that way, huh?
I'm still struggling with it at the moment...
My current problem is, once the default content is loaded, do I need to refresh the page to change the main content? If so, how do I do this wizardry?

[Transmogrify]

Yes, you would. But then, the user would click on a link - language: <a href="some-page.php?somePHPmumboJumbo-content=en">english</a> | < href="some-page.php?somePHPmumboJumbo-content=fr">french</a>

or a drop down menu with an onchange="submit()" kind of thing going on.

[emil]

Oookeeey... I was thinking of showing only one link on the page. That is<a href="whatever.php"> English</a> to appear on pages with Romanian content and viceversa...
Well I'm off to home now, I'll battle with it more, tomorrow.

Thanks again, guys

[Joewebber]

Originally Posted by emilpaun

Oookeeey... I was thinking of showing only one link on the page. That is<a href="whatever.php"> English</a> to appear on pages with Romanian content and viceversa...

You can do that with the method that I showed you.
Sorry, I don't know how to explain it any simpler (not supposed to sound patronising)

[emil]

Don't worry, Joe. That did not sound patronisng at all. It's my fault I'm stupid.
I'm using your method, yet when I click on change content, nothing happens... I just need to read some more to find out what I'm doing wrong

[illvibe]

Basically I'm saying the same thing as Joe and Transmogrify, but hey...

The point is you're loading the same page, but changing the variable (and thus the content) with the link.

whatever.php might be the default page.
If you include a link on this page to whatever.php?language=en and it's clicked, you'll be loading the same page, but also including whatever content you've written in the if statement ie:

if ($language == "en") {

Hello...

}
else if ($language == "fr") {

Bonjour...

}

So when you reload whatever.php as whatever.php?language=en, "Hello..." will be displayed. If you provide a link <a href="whatever.php?language=fr>Change to French</a>, then when a user clicks that link the page will be reloaded, the variable language will equal 'fr' (which is french) and thus "Bonjour..." will be displayed.

Comprendre?

[emil]

Thanks, I understood so far. I need to find a way to implement it in my actual system of includes, whithout going through too much trouble. (I'm tackling this thing the lazy way, I know )
I'll keep you guys posted on my failures

Thank you very much for all the help

[emil]

Allright me again
Can I echo an include?
I mean something like this:

echo "@ require_once ("file.php");";

You get the point

[emil]

Ok so it's impossible...
So, how about this?

PHP Code:

$content_en = "include (file.php); 


Or something similar?

Anyone?

[emil]

Okey, more details

PHP Code:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<?php
                       $page = "php";
                       $content_en = "english content";
                       $content_ro = "continut romana";
?>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

These variables are defined in the top of the page
In the div with the switching content I put this

PHP Code:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<div>
<?php

               if ($content == "en") {
                       echo $content_en;
               }

               else if ($content == "ro") {
                       echo $content_ro;
               }

?>
</div>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What I'd like to know is if there is a way to have those variables include some files which I already created. That's why I don't want to put everything in this page...

Another question would be how do I go about including some default text. I mean if I enter in the browser instead of page.php?content=en just page.php nothing loads up (obviously)

Thanks

[emil]

Originally Posted by emilpaun

Another question would be how do I go about including some default text. I mean if I enter in the browser instead of page.php?content=en just page.php nothing loads up (obviously)

fixed. added an else statement, after the else if one.
still working on the other problem I mentioned

[emil]

ok. problem solved. thanks

[Outsourced]

I've built a nice little tool... if u go on my web site http://www.outsourcedstudios.com and pop me an email, i'll send you a copy... uses PHP btw.

I cant put it here as its multiple pages (very simple tho).

=D

[emil]

Thanks, I appreciate it. There are 25 programmers in our firm and it would have been extremely easy for them to do this thing for me, but that way, I'd never learn
Thanks again