how to pick single current page using echo with li? - php

Question

i would like to retrieve single current page instant off full menu with currents
menu code :
<?php
$sql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM pages WHERE isRoot='1' ORDER BY pageID");
while ($row = mysql_fetch_object($sql))
{
echo "<li class=\"current\">$row->pageTitle</li>";
}
?>
preview code :
?php
//if no page clicked on load home page default to it of 1
if(!isset($_GET['p'])){
$q = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM pages WHERE pageID='1'");
} else { //load requested page based on the id
$id = $_GET['p']; //get the requested id
$id = mysql_real_escape_string($id); //make it safe for database use
$q = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM pages WHERE pageID='$id'");
}
//get page data from database and create an object
$r = mysql_fetch_object($q);
//print the pages content
echo "<h1>$r->pageTitle</h2>";
echo $r->pageCont;
?>
but it gives me li pages marked with current

Answer 1

I think I understood what you meant... I would try something like this:
<?php
$sql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM pages WHERE isRoot='1' ORDER BY pageID");
while ($row = mysql_fetch_object($sql))
{
$active = '';
if($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] == DIR . '?p=' . $row->pageID)
$active = 'class="current"';
echo "<li " . $active . ">$row->pageTitle</li>";
}
?>
This way, you will only add the 'class="current"' if the user is actually on this page.
Hope this helps!