PHP include navbar

mattbtay · 10-01-2010, 08:28 PM

what is the best practice to link to a page within the site from 2 different levels of directory

ex.

site.com/path/to/file/1.html

and

site.com/path/to/listing.html

both of those need to have a link to "site.com/index.html" I am using an navbar which is being included via php so i have to have the same link for the whole site. is my only option to use the full url for the page?

http://www.site.com/index.hml ?

bcee · 10-04-2010, 05:20 PM

Just use the full URL, I think it would be better for SEO anyhow.

But to solve your problem I've had to do this before. What I ended up doing was using a PHP variable that stores the current page ($_SESSION['page'] = 'home' BEFORE the include) and you can echo the links you want based on that page in your header PHP.

web_design · 10-08-2010, 07:54 PM

you may have some issues using the full path as someservers wont allow it. that said its the easiest way of doing what you want if yourserver supports it

10-01-2010, 08:28 PM	#1
mattbtay New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4	PHP include navbar - multiple directories what is the best practice to link to a page within the site from 2 different levels of directory ex. site.com/path/to/file/1.html and site.com/path/to/listing.html both of those need to have a link to "site.com/index.html" I am using an navbar which is being included via php so i have to have the same link for the whole site. is my only option to use the full url for the page? http://www.site.com/index.hml ?

10-04-2010, 05:20 PM	#2
bcee Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New York Posts: 370	Just use the full URL, I think it would be better for SEO anyhow. But to solve your problem I've had to do this before. What I ended up doing was using a PHP variable that stores the current page ($_SESSION['page'] = 'home' BEFORE the include) and you can echo the links you want based on that page in your header PHP. __________________ Submit to my Website Gallery \| NY Web Design

10-08-2010, 07:54 PM	#3
web_design Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 31	you may have some issues using the full path as someservers wont allow it. that said its the easiest way of doing what you want if yourserver supports it __________________ Yorkshire website design solutions by Web Design Sheffield. Hosting Solutions by UK Hosting.

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