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

I have a similar issue with my web app menu. I also have sub menus which do not appear as top level menu buttons.

My solution is as follows:

a) Partial php file with menu html and a little php function at the top that checks GET variables against the menu buttons. I have two GET variables to check: the page and (if necessary) the menu_button.

b) Adding any new php page with a href links to either menu pages or sub menu pages.

The variable "menu_button" is optional and can be used to link to submenu php files.

Of course the security concerning GET variables should be considered.

From my point of view, this solution has less effort than having to maintain an array of pages or links somewhere. You just use a get variable "menu_button" where you pass the top level menu button that should be marked visually in any link which targets your php file.

Code examples:

Partial menu.php (has to be included in every php file):

Link two

Any php file with links to sub menu file:

 Link one
 Link to sub menu page "three" of menu "two"

Works for me. Hope someone else can use this.