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Jake
Jake

Reputation: 913

Change Web Text Using PHP Based on URL Parameter

I'm looking to change the the article a/an in a webpage based on a parameter passed via the URL. So for example, I've got mywebpage.com/?page&qry=dog as the URL, so I would want any a/an articles to be "a" dog (vs "an" aardvark were that the qry). I'm trying to use the code below, however I'm getting a parse error any time I try to load the page.

<?php in_array(substr($_GET['qry'],0,1), array('a','e','i','o','u')) ? 'an' 'a'; ?>

If also tried an IF/ELSE statement, which lead to the same result.

<?php if(in_array(substr($_GET['qry'],0,1), array('a','e','i','o','u'))):'an':'a'; ?>

I'm sure I'm missing something simple, most likely related to my attempt to insert this snippet amongst standard HTML text; can anyone spot my error(s)?

This is the error I get back:

Parse error: parse error in C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\htdocs\testsite\html\page.html.php on line 117

Thank you!

Upvotes: 4

Views: 325

Answers (2)

Funk Forty Niner
Funk Forty Niner

Reputation: 74217

<?php in_array(substr($_GET['qry'],0,1), array('a','e','i','o','u')) ? 'an' : 'a'; ?>

Removing the if(). Ternary operators don't use if(), that's what they're for, to conditionally check all in one go.

Reference:

Footnotes: (OP)

"Perfect! Also, for anyone who tries to use this in the future, I'd forgotten to echo the statement (which is easily remedied...<?php echo ... If you add the above as an answer I'll be sure to mark it as such. Thank you so much for your help!"

Upvotes: 6

fjcero
fjcero

Reputation: 175

The ternary operator syntax is:

($conditions) ? "if condition is true" : "if condition is false";

In the first example you have a missing : between the possible values. And in the second you have an extra : after condition. Here is the manual and explanation for this operators: http://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.comparison.php (search for ternary operator)

Upvotes: 0

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