Hello I would like to know how to use PHP in my header so that my class active can be activated when it is on the correct page.
for instance on my index.php
i have this at the top
<?php
$page = 'Home';
include("header.php");
?>
then this is in my navigation
<nav>
<ul>
<li><a class="active" href="index">Home</a></li>
<li class="rightside">Projects</li>
<li class="rightside">About</li>
<li class="rightside">Blog
<li class="rightside">Contact
</ul>
</nav>
I want the class to be activated when i am on the appropriate page if that makes any sense. Thank you, my PhP knowledge is minimal.
This is a shorthand if statement that can be used inline
<?php echo ($page == 'Home' ? 'active':'');?>
See Below
<nav>
<ul>
<li><a class="<?php echo ($page == 'Home' ? 'active':'');?>" href="index">Home</a></li>
<li class="rightside"><a class="<?php echo ($page == 'Projects' ? 'active':'');?>" href="projects">Projects</a></li>
<li class="rightside"><a class="<?php echo ($page == 'About_us' ? 'active':'');?>" href="about_us">About</a></li>
<li class="rightside"><a class="<?php echo ($page == 'Blog' ? 'active':'');?>" href="blog">Blog</a>
<li class="rightside"><a class="<?php echo ($page == 'Contact' ? 'active':'');?>" href="contact">Contact</a>
</ul>
</nav>
I personally use a jquery function for this, it saves having to declare the page type each time
jQuery
$(function () {
var url = window.location.href.substr(window.location.href.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
$('[href$="'+url+'"]').parent().addClass("active");
});
If you always declare $page before the header include, than you can use an if statement.
Just an example:
<nav>
<ul>
<li><a class="<?php echo ($page == 'Home') ? 'active' : 'rightside'; ?>" href="index">Home</a></li>
<!-- same for your other list elements -->
</ul>
</nav>
in an earlier post "PHP set active link on page using includes" there was a comment "That is waaaay too hackable". can you explain to me how it is hackable and how i can duplicate this idea with a safer method.
$page_id = $_REQUEST['page_id'];
<ul>
<li class="<?php echo ($page_id == "Home" ? "active" : "");?>">
Home
</li>
<li class="<?php echo ($page_id == "Apps" ? "active" : "");?>">
Apps
</li>
<li class="<?php echo ($page_id == "Forums" ? "active" : ""); ?>">
Forums
</li>
</ul>
I am building my first plugin for a website and i need to have links that php sets to active if you are on the page such as home or statistics. so the installation may be at www.website.com/home/plugin/statistics. I need to be able to set the class statistics to active if they are on the page without knowing how many layers deep in their website my plugin is installed.
A better approach may be something like this:
In the page files (about.php, index.php, etc.) provide the unique identifier at the very top of the page:
<?php
$page_id = 'home';
require_once('_menu.php');
Separate your navigation into a file _menu.php to be included.
<ul>
<li class="<?php echo ($page_id == "Home" ? "active" : "");?>">
Home
</li>
<li class="<?php echo ($page_id == "Apps" ? "active" : "");?>">
Apps
</li>
<li class="<?php echo ($page_id == "Forums" ? "active" : ""); ?>">
Forums
</li>
</ul>
I am new to PHP so forgive me if this is not the best way to achieve this goal. I am creating a sub navigation page and I wish to detect the parent variable and then render out the correct sub navigation for that parent. Then within that detect the child page the user is on and print an .active class to the sub navigation.
<?php print (($primaryNav == 'training') ? '
<li class="'print (($secondaryNav == 'classes') ? 'active' : '')'">
Classes
</li>
<li class="'print (($secondaryNav == 'calendar') ? 'active' : '')'">
Calendar
</li>
<li class="'print (($secondaryNav == 'instructors') ? 'active' : '')'">
Instructors
</li>
' : ''); ?>
Thank you for your help.
For the sake of being able to read the code I would do something like this instead:
<?php
if ($primaryNav == 'training') {
$classes = ($secondaryNav == 'classes') ? 'active' : '';
$calendar = ($secondaryNav == 'calendar') ? 'active' : '';
$instructors = ($secondaryNav == 'instructors') ? 'active' : '';
?>
<li class="<?php echo $classes; ?>">
Classes
</li>
<li class="<?php echo $calendar; ?>">
Calendar
</li>
<li class="<?php echo $instructors; ?>">
Instructors
</li>
<?php
}
?>
Dynamic Header, CSS Class Change To Active USING PHP (dirrectory)
I want the class of the <li> tag to change under the active dirrectory...
now, every guide shows me how to do it when your page equals it, but i want to change
the <li> depending on what dirrectory im on
for example:
if say im on http://example.com/RESOURCES/code/opensource, or http://example.com/RESOURCES/images/clipart i want the "RESOURCES" ^^ <li> to be 'class="active"' while the rest display 'class="noactive"'
or if im on http://example.com/tutorials/css/flawless-dropdown-menu I want the "tutorials" <li> to be 'class="active"' while the rest are 'class="noactive"'
URL Setup:
This is my example of how my url's are displayed...
http://example.com/tutorials/css/flawless-dropdown-menu
^^That URL is the page of a tutorial....under the "tutorials" directory, than under the "CSS" category directory, than the page title (all of these directories are not real and are rewrites from .htaccess) [irrelevant]
Navigation Setup:
<ul id="mainnav">
<li class="noactive">Home</li>
<li class="active">Tutorials</li>
<li class="noactive">Resources</li>
<li class="noactive">Library</li>
<li class="noactive">Our Projects</li>
<li class="noactive">Community</li>
</ul>
Figured out the ANSWER...I was over thinking it.
HTML
<ul id="mainnav">
<li class="<?php if ($first_part=="") {echo "active"; } else {echo "noactive";}?>">Home</li>
<li class="<?php if ($first_part=="tutorials") {echo "active"; } else {echo "noactive";}?>">Tutorials</li>
<li class="<?php if ($first_part=="resources") {echo "active"; } else {echo "noactive";}?>">Resources</li>
<li class="<?php if ($first_part=="library") {echo "active"; } else {echo "noactive";}?>">Library</li>
<li class="<?php if ($first_part=="our-projects") {echo "active"; } else {echo "noactive";}?>">Our Projects</li>
<li class="<?php if ($first_part=="community") {echo "active"; } else {echo "noactive";}?>">Community</li>
</ul>
PHP
<?php
$directoryURI = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
$path = parse_url($directoryURI, PHP_URL_PATH);
$components = explode('/', $path);
$first_part = $components[1];
?>
header.php
$activePage = basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], ".php");
nav.php
<ul>
<li class="<?= ($activePage == 'index') ? 'active':''; ?>">Home</li>
<li class="<?= ($activePage == 'tutorials') ? 'active':''; ?>">Tutorials</li>
...
Through PHP you can try -
<?php
// gets the current URI, remove the left / and then everything after the / on the right
$directory = explode('/',ltrim($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'],'/'));
// loop through each directory, check against the known directories, and add class
$directories = array("index", "tutorials","resources","library","our-projects","community"); // set home as 'index', but can be changed based of the home uri
foreach ($directories as $folder){
$active[$folder] = ($directory[0] == $folder)? "active":"noactive";
}
?>
<ul>
<li class="<?php echo $active['index']?>">Home</li>
<li class="<?php echo $active['tutorials']?>">Tutorials</li>
<li class="<?php echo $active['resources']?>">Resources</li>
<li class="<?php echo $active['library']?>">Library</li>
<li class="<?php echo $active['our-projects']?>">Our Projects</li>
<li class="<?php echo $active['community']?>">Community</li>
</ul>
Maybe this helps you:
$(document).ready(function()
{
var parts = document.URL.split("/");
// [http:, empty, your domain, firstfolder]
var firstFolder = parts[3];
$("#mainnav li").attr("class", "noactive");
$("#mainnav a[href='/" + firstFolder + "/']").parent().attr("class", "active");
});
It's probably easier to do with jQuery but this works:
$url='http://example.com/tutorials/css/flawless-dropdown-menu';//pass the current url here instead of a static string.
$segments = explode ("/",$url);
$menuItems=array('Tutorials','Resources', 'Library', 'Our-Projects','Community');
$menu=array();
foreach ($menuItems as $menuItem) {
if($segments[3]==strtolower($menuItem)){
$menu[]=('<li class="active">'.str_replace("-"," ",$menuItem).'</li>');
} else {
$menu[]=('<li class="no-active">'.str_replace("-"," ",$menuItem).'</li>');
}
}
foreach ($menu as $item) {
echo $item.'<br />';
}
if you use mysql_fetch defined your row for menu title.
if we take your menu title is MENU in mysql database and you have to put in
(Home,tutorials,library,resources,our-projects,community)
<?php
//connect your data bass
include(connection.php');
//get your from ID like www.google?id=1
$id = $_GET['id'];
$query = "select * from pages where id='$id'";
$query1 = mysql_query($query);
while($row= mysql_fetch_array($query1))
{
?>
<html>
<?php $active= $row['MENU'];?>
<ul>
<li class="<?php if($active=='Home'){echo 'active';}else{echo'noactive';}?>">Home</li>
<li class="<?php if($active=='tutorials'){echo 'active';}else{echo'noactive';}?>">Tutorials</li>
<li class="<?php if($active=='resources'){echo 'active';}else{echo'noactive';}?>">Resources</li>
<li class="<?php if($active=='library'){echo 'active';}else{echo'noactive';}?>">Library</li>
<li class="<?php if($active=='our-projects'){echo 'active';}else{echo'noactive';}?>">Our Projects</li>
<li class="<?php if($active=='community'){echo 'active';}else{echo'noactive';}?>">Community</li>
</ul>
</html>
<?php };?>
This answer will apply if all your pages have a php extension and you want a long messy way. I put the code below on top of every php page giving each page an ID which means all pages will have an ID which is tiresome and boring and hard to track.
<?php $page = 1; ?>
Now in my header or navigation I used the code below to put the active class. You can also put an else if you want something else.
<nav id="navbar" class="navbar">
<ul>
<li class="<?php if($page == 1){ echo "active"; } ?>"><a class="url" href="index.php">Index</a></li>
<li class="<?php if($page == 2){ echo "active"; } ?>"><a class="url" href="single-post.php">Information</a></li>
<li class="<?php if($page == 3){ echo "active"; } ?>"><a class="url" href="single-post.php">Wanted</a></li>
<li class="<?php if($page == 4){ echo "active"; } ?>"><a class="url" href="single-post.php">Workshop</a></li>
<li class="<?php if($page == 5){ echo "active"; } ?>"><a class="url" href="gallery.php">Gallery</a></li>
<li class="<?php if($page == 6){ echo "active"; } ?>"><a class="url" href="featured.php">Featured</a></li>
<li class="<?php if($page == 7){ echo "active"; } ?>"><a class="url" href="contact.php">Contact Us</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
"includes/header.php" - This goes in Top of the File
<?php
$activePage = basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']);
$index="";
$nosotros="";
$cursos="";
$contacto="";
switch ($activePage) {
case 'index.php':
$index=' class="current"';
break;
case 'nosotros.php':
$nosotros=' class="current"';
break;
case 'cursos.php':
$cursos=' class="current"';
break;
case 'contacto.php':
$contacto=' class="current"';
break;
default:
break;
}
?>
and this goes on the nav section
<ul>
<?php
echo '<li'.$index.'><div>Inicio</div></li>';
echo '<li'.$nosotros.'><div>Nosotros</div></li>';
echo '<li'.$cursos.'><div>Cursos</div></li>';
echo '<li><div>Academia</div></li>';
echo '<li><div>Tienda</div></li>';
echo '<li'.$contacto.'><div>Contacto</div></li>';
?>
</ul>
Try the following:
<ul class="sub-menu">
<div class="h-10"></div>
<li class="<?php if ($your_variable=="test") {echo "active"; }
else{echo"noactive";}?>">
Test
</li>
<li class="<?php if ($your_variable=="test2") {echo "active";
} else {echo"noactive";}?>">
<a href="test2.php" >Test2</a>
</li>
<li class="<?php if ($your_variable=="test3") {echo
"active"; } else {echo "noactive";}?>">
Test3
</li>
</ul>
**strong PHP text**
<?php
$directoryURI = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
$path = parse_url($directoryURI, PHP_URL_PATH);
$components = explode('/', $path);
$your_variable = basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], ".php");
?>
Here we can do a simple thing also :
<li class="page-scroll <?php if(basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])=="aboutus.php"){echo "active";} ?>">About us</li>
Here is another take using PHP:
<ul class="navbar-nav">
<?php
// Defines all pages in navigation
$pages = array(
'Home' => 'index.php',
'Products' => 'products.php',
'Services' => 'services.php',
'Contact' => 'contact.php',
'About' => 'about.php'
);
// Gets active page URL
$active = basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']);
// Loops through all pages
foreach ($pages as $title => $url) {
// Checks if active url is matched and adds active CSS class
if ($active === $url) {
echo '<li>'.$title.'</li>';
}
// Prints out default style for remaining links
else {
echo '<li>'.$title.'</li>';
}
}
?>
</ul>
$getUrl = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URL']; -> www.example.com/home.php
$getFileName = explode('/',$getUrl);
The result of $getFileName Will Be In Array ->[" ","home.php"]
$result = $getFileName[2]; //home.php
<li class="<?php if ($result=='' || $result == 'index.php') {echo 'active'; }?>"><a href='#'>Home</a></li>
<li class="<?php if ($result=='about.php') {echo 'active'; }?>"><a href='#'>About Us</a></li>
<li class="<?php if ($result=='contact.php') {echo 'active'; }?>"><a href='#'>Contact Us</a></li>
You can use str_replace for this.
$path = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
$active = str_replace('/','', $path);
<ul>
<li class="nav-item <?php if($active == '' || $active == 'index.php'){echo 'active';}?>">
<a class="nav-link" href="index.php">HOME</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item <?php if($active == 'about.php'){echo 'active';}?>">
<a class="nav-link" href="about.php">ABOUT US</a>
</li>
</ul>
<?php $request_uri= $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];?>
<ul>
<li class="<?php if((strpos($request_uri,"index.html")!==false) || $request_uri=="" || $request_uri=="/"){echo "selected";}?>">Home</li>
<li class="<?php if((strpos($request_uri,"service")!==false)){echo "selected";}?>">Services </li>
<li class="<?php if((strpos($request_uri,"product")!==false)){echo "selected";}?>">Products</li>
<li class="<?php if((strpos($request_uri,"blog")!==false)){echo "selected";}?>">Blog</li>
<li class="<?php if((strpos($request_uri,"question")!==false)){echo "selected";}?>">Ques & Ans</li>
<li class="<?php if((strpos($request_uri,"career")!==false)){echo "selected";}?>">Career</li>
<li class="<?php if((strpos($request_uri,"about-us")!==false)){echo "selected";}?>">About</li>
</ul>
I'm not entirely sure if this is even possible, but I'll try my best to explain my dilemma.
A website I'm working on has a header that contains links to important pages. The header html code resides in one file, which is included (php include) in all other pages.
This header.html consists of this code:
<li class="m1">Home</li>
<li class="m2">FAQs</li>
<li class="m3">Status</li>
<li class="m4">Contact Us</li>
The page currently open is meant to have its class set to "active", but this doesn't work since my header code resides in just one file.
Is there any way, using php or something else, that I can set the appropriate link to class "active" depending on which page is opened?
So, if I click on FAQ, I want the code to look like this:
<li class="m1">Home</li>
<li class="m2">FAQs</li>
<li class="m3">Status</li>
<li class="m4">Contact Us</li>
Yes you quite easily check which page you're on using $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'].
A good way to approach this would be to store your links/titles in an array, then loop through them and echo the active class when it equals PHP_SELF:
<?php
$links = array('Home' => 'home.php', 'FAQs' => 'faq.php', 'Status' => '', 'Contact Us' => '');
foreach ($links as $text => $page)
{
echo '<li><a href="'. $page .'"';
if ($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] == $page)
{
echo ' class="active"';
}
echo '>'. $text .'<a></li>';
?>
Here's another route you can take:
<?php
function getCurrPage() {
$org_page = substr($_SERVER["SCRIPT_NAME"],strrpos($_SERVER["SCRIPT_NAME"],"/")+1);
$stripped_page = substr($org_page, 0, -4);
return $stripped_page;
}
$curPage = getCurrPage();
$actPage = array();
$actPage[$curPage] = ' class="active"';
?>
<li class="m1"><a href="home.php"<?=$actPage['home'];?>>Home</a></li>
<li class="m2"><a href="faq.php"<?=$actPage['faq'];?>>FAQs</a></li>
<li class="m3"><a href=""<?=$actPage['status'];?>>Status</a></li>
<li class="m4"><a href=""<?=$actPage['contact'];?>>Contact Us</a></li>
You can use JQuery (JavaScript) to do it dynamically:
$(document).ready(function() {
//Add the current class to all links pointing to the current page
search = window.location.search;
$("*").find("a[href='" + search + "']").each(function(){
$(this).parent('li').addClass("active");
//add your own logic here if needed
})
})
Which works quite well.
The other alternative is to use $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] or __FILE__:
<li class="m1"><a href="home.php"<?php if (basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']) == 'home.php'): ?> class="active"<?php endif; ?>>Home</a></li>
<li class="m1"><a href="faq.php"<?php if (basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']) == 'faq.php'): ?> class="active"<?php endif; ?>>FAQ</a></li>
<li class="m1"><a href="status.php"<?php if (basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']) == 'status.php'): ?> class="active"<?php endif; ?>>Statys</a></li>
<li class="m1"><a href="contact_us.php"<?php if (basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']) == 'contact_us.php'): ?> class="active"<?php endif; ?>>Contact Us</a></li>