Linking a URL(Hyperlink) to a PHP method - php

Question

I have several links on a page, all of which need to execute a different method in PHP.
A link for "Create File", one for "Rename File" and one for "Delete file".
The only way I know of to execute PHP code with each hyperlink is by giving the URL of a different PHP file to each hyperlink.
Is there a way to link the URL (HREF) to a SPECIFIC method in a PHP file?
Here are a few lines of code that do not work, but might help you understand what I want to achieve:
Create File
Rename File
Rename File
I'm also pretty sure I'm taking the wrong approach, but I'm too much of a PHP novice to know better :)

Answer 1

Common approach in your situation would be setting a GET parameter called something like fileAction and then switching it's value, so your links would look like this:
Create File
Rename File
Delete File
And your filemanagement.php logiс would look somewhat like this:
<?php
$fileAction = $_GET['fileAction'];
switch ($fileAction) {
case 'create':
createFile();
break;
case 'rename':
renameFile();
break;
case 'delete':
deleteFile();
break;
default:
//your default logic here
break;
}
?>

Answer 2

you can send the method name as a $_GET value and execute the corresponding function, like so:
HTML:
Run some method
PHP:
<?php
if (isset($_GET['method'])) {
$method = $_GET['method'];
$method();
}

Answer 3

<?php
#$Method = $_GET['Method'];
if (!(isset($Method)))
{
$Method = "0"; // If URL does not contain ?Method=1 Then Assign It To 0
}
if ($Method > "3")
{
$Method = "0";
// If ?Method= value is higher than 3 Then Set it to 0
}
if ($Method == "0")
{
echo "Create File";
echo "Rename File";
echo "Delete File";
}
elseif ($Method == "1")
{
// Method = 1 Is Create File So:
// CreateFile();
}
elseif ($Method == "2")
{
// Method 2 is Rename File
// renameFile();
}
elseif ($Method == "3")
{
// Method 3 Is Delete File
// deleteFile();
}
?>

Answer 4

What you are describing is the perfect scenario for using an MVC framework. There are tons of these frameworks out there and they help you in organising your code better. If you are just starting out in PHP, I highly suggest you to look at a framework and some code samples on the web in order to get your head around the MVC principle.
When using an MVC framework, you simply define routes which map to a particular function (action) in a particular class (controller). I won't get too far in this answer, but I suggest you go through these ressources to get you started :
MVC definition on Wikipedia
CodeIgniter, an MVC framework for PHP