Question

I’m looking for a function like and if else statement for php which will execute certain html code.

For example:

<?php>
$result = 1;

if ($result == 1)
<?>

html code



else

html code

So, based off the result variable gotten from php scripts, a certain html page is output. I’ve tried echoing the entire html page, but it just displays the html code-> tags and such.

Hopefully you get what I’m trying to get across, ask if you need any clarification questions. Thanks!

Answer 1

The problem I’m facing with the if else statement, is in order to display the html, I have to exit php coding. Thus, the if else statement will not work. (Link)

This is not entirely true. You can use the approach below:

<?php
// Do evaluations

if ( $result == "something" )
{
?>
    <p>Example HTML code</p>
<?php
} elseif ( $result == "another thing")
{
?>
    <span>Different HTML code</p>
<?php
} else {
?>
    <h4>Foobar.</h4>
<?php
}

// Rest of the PHP code
?>

Or, if you don’t want to exit PHP coding, you can use the echo or print statements. Example:

<?php
// Evaluations

if ( $result == "foo" )
{
    echo "<p>Bar.</p>";
} else {
    echo "<h4>Baz</p>";
}

// Some else PHP code
?>

Just be careful with proper sequences of ' and " characters. If your HTML tags are to have arguments, you should watch your step and use either of the following approaches:

echo "<span class=\"foo\">bar</span>";
echo '<span class="foo">bar</span>";