How to set current page “active” in php

Question

Hi I have a menu on my site on each page, I want to put it in it\'s own menu.php file but i\'m not sure how to set the class=\"active\" for whatever page i\

Answer 1

It would be easier if you would build an array of pages in your script and passed it to the view file along with the currently active page:

//index.php or controller

$pages = array();
$pages["offnungszeiten.php"] = "Öffnungszeiten";
$pages["sauna.php"] = "Sauna";
$pages["frauensauna.php"] = "Frauensauna";
$pages["custom.php"] = "Beauty Lounge";
$pages["feiertage.php"] = "Feiertage";

$activePage = "offnungszeiten.php";


//menu.php
$title):?>
  

       class="active" href="">
         
      
  

With a templating engine like Smarty your menu.php would look even nicer:

//menu.php
{foreach $pages as $url=>$title}
   

       
         {$title}
      
   
{/foreach}