How can i echo a h1 depending on the variable set on the page? The script below is breaking my page. Looks like my syntax is incorrect
<header role="banner">
<?php
if($page =="home_page") {echo "<h1>" 'Mountain ' "</h1>"; }
else if($page =="parts") {echo "<h1>" 'parts ' "</h1>"; }
else if($page =="cars") {echo "<h1>" 'cars ' "</h1>"; }
?>
</header>
Many thanks, P
<?php
if($page =="home_page") {echo "<h1> 'Mountain ' </h1>"; }
else if($page =="parts") {echo "<h1> 'parts ' </h1>"; }
else if($page =="cars") {echo "<h1> 'cars ' </h1>"; }
?>
You do have errors in your syntax.
Try it this way:
if($page =="home_page"){ echo "<h1>Mountain</h1>"; }
elseif($page =="parts"){ echo "<h1>parts</h1>"; }
elseif($page =="cars"){ echo "<h1>cars</h1>"; }
It is not a very elegant way for a view, but it should work.
Remember to always read, understand and search the errors that appear in your browser. If they are not evident you can find them moving the code to a more evident place or by doing an element inspection.
I've got a way to clean up your code:
switch($page)
{
case "home_page":
echo '<h1>Mountain</h1>'
break;
case "parts":
echo '<h1>parts</h1>';
break;
case "cars":
echo '<h1>cars</h1>';
break;
default:
//Add default code, or more cases.
break;
}
You are breaking out of the string in the echo and not handling it. In fact, in this case, there's no reason to break out of the string. Look:
echo "<h1>" 'Mountain ' "</h1>";
The second " is breaking out of the string. PHP is then trying to read 'Mountain ' "</h1>"; as PHP code, which it won't.
echo "<h1>Mountain</h1>";
You see how the string is contained now?
You have wrong closing and reopening quotes in your strings. Try this
<header role="banner">
<?php
if($page =="home_page") {echo "<h1> Mountain </h1>"; }
else if($page =="parts") {echo "<h1> parts </h1>"; }
else if($page =="cars") {echo "<h1> cars </h1>"; }
?>
<?php ini_set("display_errors", 1); error_reporting(E_ALL); ?>at the top of your file(s) and php will give you the answer