php link problem

[TiMeZeRo]

right i cant with this out im not that advance with php but have a basic grasp
im trying to get a link to change content in one section of a table i have created this making my whole chaning content across multipul pages easier.

in the table field ittself i have the following coding

<?php
switch($page) { default: include('home.php');
break; case "home": include('home.php');
break; case "events": include('events.php');
break; case "brews": include('brews.php');
break; case "gallery": include('gallery.php');
break; case "map": include('map.php');
break; case "newsletter": include('newsletter.php');
break; case "contact": include('contact.php');
}
?>


ive tried linking as ?page=gallery
also index.php?page=gallery
even going to the webaddress with ?page=gallery on the end of it
but it never shows anything but home.php in the table field

[TheAnimus]

Isn't this an extension of the whole magic_quotes runtime enabled palava?

http://uk2.php.net/magic_quotes

I think they finally killed what was an awful idea.

PHP is a dead end language built on flawed ideas imho it should be left in the past where it belongs.
<awates flames>

[TiMeZeRo]

well unfortunately my employer woudl liek it coded in php so any ideas how to fix this

[sadbuttrue]

use $_GET['page'] instead of $page

[TiMeZeRo]

thanx a bunch worked a treat

[just-me]

You might like to look at $_REQUEST[] and $_POST[] as alternatives to $_GET[] too.

:¬}

[yamangman]

$_REQUEST is just a combination of cookies, querystring and post data in a certain order of precedence. Using get, cookie, or post explicity is much better practice.