Proper Form For Script

[mrwilson]

This aught to be an easy one I am sure.
In trying to make a dynamic page, what is the proper for for:

<div class="body">
<?php @ require_once ("$page.html"); ?>
</div>
Obviously this is the body div, then you also do this:

template.php?page=dogs (template being the overall page name)

and incuding another page:

template.php?page=cats

I think these last two snippets go in the menu section, how are they linked? What is the format?

If it helps, I am trying to learn from this page
http://www.alistapart.com/stories/phpcms/

[Sheldon]

well there are two ways to do this , if i am understanding what you want.

one: using file_exists
http://php.net/file_exists

<div class="body">
<?php
if(isset($_GET['page'])){
  $page = $_GET['page'];
  if(file_exists($page . ".html")){
    include($page . ".html");
  }else{
    echo("This page is forbiddin");
    die;
   }
  }else{
   echo("This page is forbiddin");
   die;
}
?>
</div>

or using switch
http://php.net/switch

<div class="body">
<?php
$page = $_GET['page']

switch $page {
 case "cats"
 include ("cats.html");
 break;

 case "dogs"
 include("dogs.html");
 break;

}
?>
</div>

I wrote both quickly and may have errors

[mrwilson]

Thanks Sheldon, I will give them a try. I see what you were doing and think the second case will be the most helpful. Very much appreciated.