Re: preventing an include() from taking over?

Unfortunately I just started teaching myself PHP like last weekend, and so far I only have include() and require() down pat. =) What in the php.net Manual is the concept of default function called? I see URL's all the time that end in something like index.php?pg=1 and I was hoping to learn what that is and why. If you could point me to the name of that concept, I'll chow down on self-teaching. =) Thanks! Liam "Rick Gardner" <webphp@aol.com> wrote in message news:200109191941.PAA15614@ui.office.aol.com... > Liam, > Assuming that you control the content that you are going to be feeding > into your column 1, I would set your page up such that it accepted a > variable passed in as part of the index.php url. > I would then establish separate files on the server for anything that > you would want as a choice of coming up in column1. > So the javascript function might be the default function, we'll call it > "def". You might have a few other choices that the user could choose > "choice1", "choice2", and "choice3" (these would be the data that > the > user is requesting, and that you want to appear in column1). > Then I would modify the javascript such that it directs the user to > "index.php?pg=choice1" if the user clicks on choice1. > Then I would modify the index.php page such that if no valid value is > passed in for $pg, it does an include("def"); > However, if a valid value is passed into $pg, you would just do > include($pg); > > Sorry for the poor explanation, does this help though? > Rick > > On Wednesday, September 19, 2001, at 03:43 PM, LRW wrote: > > > I've got a complicated little thing going on here. > > I have page INDEX.HTM with a 2 column table. > > I want the entire page to remain the same, except column 1. In column > > 1 I > > have an include() which contains a javascript scrolling menu where on > > click > > of an option it calls up the selected page. > > As it is, when it calls up that page, it replaces the whole of INDEX.HTM > > with that page. > > > > This may be more of an HTML question and not PHP, but is there a way to > > get > > the resulting page from the scrolling menu to stay within the table > > column > > that contains the include()? > > > > Thanks for any suggestions! > > > > Liam > > liam @ celticbear . com > >