I need a simple PHP script

[Spook01]

I have a index page with a php query to include a "default.php" page as my content in the contents section.

Im sure youve all seen those links where they have the urls shaped like, "www.website.com/index.php?page=otherpage".

How would i get it to where if no variables are present in the url, the page would do a "include default.php" line, and if there are variables present, then the page would ignore the default include and do something like, "include '$page.php'"?

[jkrohn]

if(!$page)
      include otherpage.php
else{
     load other pages here with either a switch function or nested ifs
}

That should work for you. If nothing is passed then the $page variable should not exist.

Jkrohn

[Praetorian]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't page exist if the URL was something like this?

http://www.mysite.com/index.php?page=

In that case would you use an

if(empty($page))
{
include otherpage.php
}else{
load other pages here with either a switch function or a nested ifs
}

[drizzle]

PHP Code:

$page = $_GET['page'];
$path = "includes/";
$extension = '.php';

if (!$page) {
     include 'default.php';
} else {
     $filename = $path.$page.$extension;
     include($filename);
} 


This would keep files that shouldn't be access from being pulled up with it. Incase someone decided to get creative with your URL. Also, register_globals is off by default in PHP 4.2.0 and later as a security measure. It's actually best to leave it as that and get variables through the superglobal arrays.