Small PHP function, am I overlooking something? =/

I'm trying to make a very makeshift language system... Defined by GET.

This is what I've got..

$lang == $_GET['lang'];

if ($lang == "en") { $onlinetext1 == "visitors online"; $onlinetext2 == "visitor online"; } // Defines the different texts used later (in english)
else if ($lang == "de") { $onlinetext1 == "Besucher online"; $onlinetext2 == "Besucher online"; } // Defines the different texts used later (in german)
else { $onlinetext1 == "visitors online"; $onlinetext2 == "visitor online"; }

// Singular or Plural?
if ($total == "1") { $onlinetext3 == $onlinetext2; } else { $onlinetext3 == $onlinetext1; } // if the total is only '1' then we use the singular version, if its more than one, we use plural..
		echo "document.write(\"<a href='$site_url' target='_blank'>$total $onlinetext3!</a>\");";

PHP:

The $total variable (previously defined, which is fine..) prints just fine, but the $onlinetext3 variable does not..

Can anyone spot what I'm overlooking?

Thanks for all help!

Jack

 

You have comparison operators where I think you want assignment operators

if ($total == "1") { $onlinetext3 == $onlinetext2; } else { $onlinetext3 == $onlinetext1; }

PHP:

should be

if ($total == "1") { $onlinetext3 = $onlinetext2; } else { $onlinetext3 = $onlinetext1; }

PHP:

 

Hi, thanks for the response... However, I see no difference in those PHP codes? >.<

edit: oh! the == vs =... I'll give it a try!

Jack

 

Yup you use 2 equals (==) when you want to compare to values(usually seen in the condition of if statements, as this is where comparisons occur), and you use a single equals (=) when you want to assign the right side of the equals to the left side of the equals.

Hence == is a comparison operator and = is an assignment operator.

e.g

if($a == $b){
//do this if $a has the same value as $b
}

$a = $b
//This has set the value of $b to the value of $a
$a = "Hello";
//This has set the string "Hello" to $a

PHP:

 

Ah!

Your info was right methomps, however, the assignment operators had to be applied to every part of the code..

Thank you so much! How foolish of me >.<

+Rep for your help, thanks again!

Jack

EDIT: Thanks wd_2k6! Sorted it just as you posted, but thanks anyway! +rep