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PHP

Austin Ritz
Austin Ritz
1,580 Points
Posted by Austin Ritz
Austin Ritz
1,580 Points

Php "Nav" Help

I have been trying to figure out how to use PHP to allow my nav list items change color while selected. I have added

<?php $page = 'contact'; ?>

.... contact is replaced with the name of each page.... To the top of each page (above the doc type). and 

<li><a href="contact.php" <?php if ($page =='contact') {class ="selected"} ?>>Contact</a></li>

to each link in my header.php file. But I keep getting an error that tells me there is an unexpected "=" in this line and won't run the page. I don't understand if I am missing something or just put something in the wrong spot.

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1 Answer

Codin - Codesmite
Codin - Codesmite
8,600 Points
Codin - Codesmite
Codin - Codesmite
8,600 Points

You need to echo 'class="selected"' when the IF statement is true. You can change the class using PHP like above but you can echo text into class declaration.

<?php 
   $page = 'contact'; 
?>

<li><a href="contact.php"<?php if ($page == 'contact') { echo ' class="selected"'; } ?>>Contact</a></li>

This will output the following if $page == 'contact' :

<li><a href="contact.php" class="selected">Contact</a></li>