php help

[ScottJ]

Wonder if any of you can help, I am looking for the little bit of php code that would basically say

If the url of the page is domain.co.uk/product.php?search+term
Then display "this text"

Just looking to add some text on a specific page that uses a template so can't hard code it.

 

[accelerator]

I would advise asking at phpfreaks.com/forums, they will give you the code.

Rgds

 

[fraser]

Scott - not sure exactly what you are looking for, can you explain again and I'll help if I can.

Is this just on one page or throughout the site?

Do you want to display the search term or some other text?

 

[Jeewhizz]

If the url of the page is domain.co.uk/product.php?search+term
Then display "this text"

On product.php put this:

<?php
if($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']=='search+term') {
  echo "this text";
}
?>

Jee

 

[ScottJ]

In Lumens - renewable energy efficient contemporary lighting I created categories using search terms like bathroom lights, I'd like to add some text to those category pages so if the page was:

/productlist.php?q=bathroom+light

I want to add a paragraph of text to help make the page more unique.

Edit: Thanks Jee I'll give that a whirl!

 

[fraser]

ah I get it now Looks like Jee has it sorted for you anyway!

 

[Jeewhizz]

I'd like to add some text to those category pages so if the page was:

/productlist.php?q=bathroom+light

Now that changes things slightly

<?php
if($_GET['q']=='bathroom light') {
  echo 'abc';
}
?>

 

[Skinner]

Hell of a long way of doing that if there are multiple items.

switch (strtolower($_GET['q'])) { //without the strtolower bathroom, Bathroom, BathRoom are all different terms
//you shouldnt really accept user inputted data directly as it allow code injection so sanitize the q variable first.
	case "bathroom light":
		echo 'This is a bathroom light';
	break;
		
	case "toilet light":
		echo 'this is a toilet light';
	break;

	default:
		echo 'default product';
	break;
}

Would be more suitable for a product guide.

I use this kinda switch to draw data from a mysql database on queries but can be used this way too.

 

[ScottJ]

Interesting, thanks very much for the help folks.

 

[ScottJ]

One last thing, is there a way to only make the text appear in
this url : productlist.php?q=bathroom+light
and not
this one: productlist.php?q=bathroom+light&iListOffset=10

 

[Skinner]

You would need to use Mod_Rewrite to do that the easiest way, otherwise you would need to edit the pagination code to use sessions, cookies or post data instead to track what page of the search results you was up to.

I suck at mod_rewrite (and regex) but a quick search of the net will tell you most you need to know.

Unless its proprietry software you may find that someone has already made SEO friendly URLs for it, much like this forum uses

 

[Jeewhizz]

One last thing, is there a way to only make the text appear in
this url : productlist.php?q=bathroom+light
and not
this one: productlist.php?q=bathroom+light&iListOffset=10

<?php
if(strtolower($_GET['q'])=='bathroom light' && !isset($_GET['iListOffset'])) {
  echo 'abc';
}
?>

Try that...

 

[Skinner]

o0o I think I misread your post

I thought you meant modify the URL in the browser not the output, I was on the phone when I read it.

Yeah the above should work by jee

Maybe worth testing for the value of 'iListOffset', incase someone deletes just the numerical value to get back the homepage.

 

[ScottJ]

<?php
if(strtolower($_GET['q'])=='bathroom light' && !isset($_GET['iListOffset'])) {
  echo 'abc';
}
?>

Try that...

That works perfectly Jee, many thanks mate!