Question

I have a conditional include but running into an issue.

For example, this works

<?php if($t==3)
echo 'Foo';
    else
echo 'Foo something else';
    ?>

and this: doesn’t work

<?php if($t==3)
echo 'Foo';
include ('/home/path/public_html/includes/foo_one.php');
echo 'Example: one';
    else
echo 'Foo something else';
include ('/home/path/public_html/includes/foo_two.php');
echo 'Example: two';
 ?>

Could you shed some light as to what I am doing wrong?

Or should I include the echoes within the include and just do echo include …blah else echo another include …

Answer 1

You need to use {} when your blocks inside the if/else are more than one line.

<?php
if($t==3){
    echo 'Foo';
    include ('/home/path/public_html/includes/foo_one.php');
    echo 'Example: one';
}
else{
    echo 'Foo something else';
    include ('/home/path/public_html/includes/foo_two.php');
    echo 'Example: two';
}
?>

You should use {} anyway, it makes it easier to read, and prevents mistakes like this.