newbie needs major help

Hello all

I have a list of weblog (blog) entries within a MySQL database which are
being retrieved by index.php using the string of $mid=9 where '9' is the
current month (September) that I want retrieved. Is there a way of
automatically retrieving the month depending on what current month we are in
so that when users go to my website they see the current months entries
displayed and which changes as the month changes, i.e. the index page
retrieves October's entries when the month changes to October? For an
example, you can visit www.mightymouse.net and click on the 'log' link,
you'll notice how the current months entries are displayed automatically
without any user interaction.

Please Help.

Many thanks.

Sippy

Sippy wrote:
> Hello all
>
> I have a list of weblog (blog) entries within a MySQL database which are
> being retrieved by index.php using the string of $mid=9 where '9' is the
> current month (September) that I want retrieved. Is there a way of
> automatically retrieving the month depending on what current month we are in
> so that when users go to my website they see the current months entries
> displayed and which changes as the month changes, i.e. the index page
> retrieves October's entries when the month changes to October? For an
> example, you can visit www.mightymouse.net and click on the 'log' link,
> you'll notice how the current months entries are displayed automatically
> without any user interaction.
>
> Please Help.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Sippy
>
>

See manual: http://www.php.net/date
http://www.php.net/empty
http://www.php.net/header

PHP Code:


if ( empty($_GET['mid'])
{
$month = date(m);
header("Location: index.php?mid=$month");
} 


Goodluck.

Mouse.

Thanks for your help, Mouse

I've tried the code but it comes up with this PHP error:
Parse error: parse error, unexpected '{' in
/home/demon/public_html/sippy/index.php on line 3

Any ideas as to why that is happening?


"@neotm.homelinux.org^',^" <".??????????????????????? wrote in message
news:ch77ln$qpi$1@reader10.wxs.nl...
> Sippy wrote:
> > Hello all
> >
> > I have a list of weblog (blog) entries within a MySQL database which are
> > being retrieved by index.php using the string of $mid=9 where '9' is the
> > current month (September) that I want retrieved. Is there a way of
> > automatically retrieving the month depending on what current month we
are in
> > so that when users go to my website they see the current months entries
> > displayed and which changes as the month changes, i.e. the index page
> > retrieves October's entries when the month changes to October? For an
> > example, you can visit www.mightymouse.net and click on the 'log' link,
> > you'll notice how the current months entries are displayed automatically
> > without any user interaction.
> >
> > Please Help.
> >
> > Many thanks.
> >
> > Sippy
> >
> >
>
> See manual: http://www.php.net/date
> http://www.php.net/empty
> http://www.php.net/header
>
>

PHP Code:

>
> if ( empty($_GET['mid'])
> {
> $month = date(m);
> header("Location: index.php?mid=$month");
> }
>
> 


>
>
> Goodluck.
>
> Mouse.

Sippy wrote:

if ( empty($_GET['mid']) )
{
$month = date(m);
header("Location: index.php?mid=$month");
}

i forgot one `)`
But this is not a put-your-script-request-here-place.
Use your own brains, also ;-)

And if you think, the manual from php.net is to hard.
try a book: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learnphp5/

Mouse.

> Thanks for your help, Mouse
>
> I've tried the code but it comes up with this PHP error:
> Parse error: parse error, unexpected '{' in
> /home/demon/public_html/sippy/index.php on line 3
>
> Any ideas as to why that is happening?
>
>
> "@neotm.homelinux.org^',^" <".??????????????????????? wrote in message
> news:ch77ln$qpi$1@reader10.wxs.nl...
>
>>Sippy wrote:
>>
>>>Hello all
>>>
>>>I have a list of weblog (blog) entries within a MySQL database which are
>>>being retrieved by index.php using the string of $mid=9 where '9' is the
>>>current month (September) that I want retrieved. Is there a way of
>>>automatically retrieving the month depending on what current month we
>
> are in
>
>>>so that when users go to my website they see the current months entries
>>>displayed and which changes as the month changes, i.e. the index page
>>>retrieves October's entries when the month changes to October? For an
>>>example, you can visit www.mightymouse.net and click on the 'log' link,
>>>you'll notice how the current months entries are displayed automatically
>>>without any user interaction.
>>>
>>>Please Help.
>>>
>>>Many thanks.
>>>
>>>Sippy
>>>
>>>
>>
>>See manual: http://www.php.net/date
>>http://www.php.net/empty
>>http://www.php.net/header
>>
>>

PHP Code:

>>
>>if ( empty($_GET['mid'])
>>{
>>$month = date(m);
>>header("Location: index.php?mid=$month");
>>}
>>
>> 


>>
>>
>>Goodluck.
>>
>>Mouse.
>
>
>

Hello Maurice,

Before I begin, I have to say a huge thank you to yourself for kindly
helping me out - it works a charm.

I know that this isn't a 'request a script' news server, and in my defence,
I have to say that I am currently learning PHP and that I did try a piece of
code created by myself which looked similar to your code except the 'if (
empty($_GET['mid']) )' but the page wouldn't load, it just came up with a
blank page!

Thanks anyway, I really appreciate it :)


"Maurice" <neotm_dont|S.P..a..M@neotm.homelinux.org> wrote in message
news:ch7nme$dt5$1@reader13.wxs.nl...
> Sippy wrote:
>
> if ( empty($_GET['mid']) )
> {
> $month = date(m);
> header("Location: index.php?mid=$month");
> }
>
> i forgot one `)`
> But this is not a put-your-script-request-here-place.
> Use your own brains, also ;-)
>
> And if you think, the manual from php.net is to hard.
> try a book: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learnphp5/
>
> Mouse.
>
> > Thanks for your help, Mouse
> >
> > I've tried the code but it comes up with this PHP error:
> > Parse error: parse error, unexpected '{' in
> > /home/demon/public_html/sippy/index.php on line 3
> >
> > Any ideas as to why that is happening?
> >
> >
> > "@neotm.homelinux.org^',^" <".??????????????????????? wrote in message
> > news:ch77ln$qpi$1@reader10.wxs.nl...
> >
> >>Sippy wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hello all
> >>>
> >>>I have a list of weblog (blog) entries within a MySQL database which
are
> >>>being retrieved by index.php using the string of $mid=9 where '9' is
the
> >>>current month (September) that I want retrieved. Is there a way of
> >>>automatically retrieving the month depending on what current month we
> >
> > are in
> >
> >>>so that when users go to my website they see the current months entries
> >>>displayed and which changes as the month changes, i.e. the index page
> >>>retrieves October's entries when the month changes to October? For an
> >>>example, you can visit www.mightymouse.net and click on the 'log' link,
> >>>you'll notice how the current months entries are displayed
automatically
> >>>without any user interaction.
> >>>
> >>>Please Help.
> >>>
> >>>Many thanks.
> >>>
> >>>Sippy
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>See manual: http://www.php.net/date
> >>http://www.php.net/empty
> >>http://www.php.net/header
> >>
> >>

PHP Code:

> >>
> >>if ( empty($_GET['mid'])
> >>{
> >>$month = date(m);
> >>header("Location: index.php?mid=$month");
> >>}
> >>
> >> 


> >>
> >>
> >>Goodluck.
> >>
> >>Mouse.
> >
> >
> >

"Sippy" <demonnet@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:ch7vep$p3$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
> Hello Maurice,
>
> Before I begin, I have to say a huge thank you to yourself for kindly
> helping me out - it works a charm.
>
> I know that this isn't a 'request a script' news server, and in my
defence,
> I have to say that I am currently learning PHP and that I did try a piece
of
> code created by myself which looked similar to your code except the 'if (
> empty($_GET['mid']) )' but the page wouldn't load, it just came up with a
> blank page!
>
> Thanks anyway, I really appreciate it :)
>

In which case the proper netiquette would be to post your failing code and
ask for help with it.

- Virgil