Dynamic displaying depending on the page you are on

[priyeshrawal]

Hi guys, i wonder if any one of you know how to do this,

say i have a box on my columns or an image, is there anyway to display this only if the customer was on a particular page, e.g. contact us and then if he moves on onto sitemap, then the boxes on the left or right hand column disappear,

 

I know technically you can change the filename path of left column on contact us page to another one with that box (e.g. left_column1.php) and then do a different one for sitemap (e..g. left_column2.php)

but this is annoying to make many different column files.

 

is there a code that checks which page the customer is on and then when you use if function it can enable and disable a box depending on the page they are on?

[germ]

Use basename($PHP_SELF) and entries from /includes/filenames.php like this:

 

<?php

 switch ( basename($PHP_SELF) ) {

case FILENAME_ACCOUNT:

/* code if they're on account.php page here */

	break;

case FILENAME_ACCOUNT_EDIT:

/* code if they're on account_edit.php page here */

	break;

default:

/* default code if no other case matches here */

 }
?>

[priyeshrawal]

Thank you Germ for you advice, this makes alot more sense now.... however i am having a little difficulty finishing this off.

could you give me an example by using a box,e.g. shopping cart or anything and adding it in the case file to show me how it should look in order to work!

 

 

 

Thanks alot

 

Use basename($PHP_SELF) and entries from /includes/filenames.php like this:

 

<?php

 switch ( basename($PHP_SELF) ) {

case FILENAME_ACCOUNT:

/* code if they're on account.php page here */

	break;

case FILENAME_ACCOUNT_EDIT:

/* code if they're on account_edit.php page here */

	break;

default:

/* default code if no other case matches here */

 }
?>

[germ]

A working example:

 

/catalog/includes/column_left.php

 

Changing this code:

 

  require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'information.php');

To:

 

  switch ( basename($PHP_SELF) ) {
case FILENAME_CONTACT_US:
case FILENAME_DEFAULT:
	require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'information.php');
	break;
 }

Would show the information box only if they are on the main page (index.php) or the contact us (contact_us.php) pages.

 

If you need a more precise example you'll have to tell me exactly what it is you want to include/exclude and where.

 

Always backup a file before making any edits.

[priyeshrawal]

you are a star!!

no wait a genius. well i appreciate it. thanks, PM me if you do private contr acting. I have loads of tasks that may be interesting

 

A working example:

 

/catalog/includes/column_left.php

 

Changing this code:

 

  require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'information.php');

To:

 

  switch ( basename($PHP_SELF) ) {
case FILENAME_CONTACT_US:
case FILENAME_DEFAULT:
	require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'information.php');
	break;
 }

Would show the information box only if they are on the main page (index.php) or the contact us (contact_us.php) pages.

 

If you need a more precise example you'll have to tell me exactly what it is you want to include/exclude and where.

 

Always backup a file before making any edits.