Problem With Get Variable

I'm having trouble with $_GET. I'm trying to access a variable, but it keeps getting a weird value. I send values to the same page through various links on the page, but the links don't seem to be sending the right values or something.

These are the links

<div id="dashboardcontrols" style="background-color: #99CCFF; height:20px;">
   <!-- Own Profile Controls. -->
       <abbr title="Post an item for swap."><a href="dashboard.php?option=swap" style="margin-right:20px;">Post Swap</a></abbr>
       <abbr title="Check alerts."><a href="dashboard.php?option=alerts" style="margin-right:20px;">Alerts</a></abbr>
       <abbr title="Check messages."><a href="dashboard.php?option=messages" style="margin-right:20px;">Messages</a></abbr>
       <abbr title="Check ad campaings."><a href="dashboard.php?option=advertising" style="margin-right:20px;">Advertising</a></abbr>
       <abbr title="Purchase gifts."><a href="dashboard.php?option=store" style="margin-right:20px;">Store</a></abbr>
       <abbr title="Edit profile."><a href="dashboard.php?option=edit" style="margin-right:20px;">Edit Profile</a></abbr>      
       <abbr title="Friends."><a href="dashboard.php?option=friends" style="margin-right:20px;">Friends</a></abbr>
       <abbr title="Billing."><a href="dashboard.php?option=billing" style="margin-right:20px;">Billing</a></abbr>
       <abbr title="Tango Prime help."><a href="dashboard.php?option=help" style="margin-right:20px;">Help</a></abbr>
     </div>   

HTML:

Here's the code. If you see any other bugs feel free to let me know There's no shortage in the project at the moment, lol.

session_start();

require('steps/scripts/php/sqldata.php');

if(!isset($_SESSION['ID']))
{

   $_SESSION['ID'] = 1;
   
}else{

   $idCheck = $_SESSION['ID'];

}

if(isset($_GET['error']))
{

   $error = $_GET['error'];

}else{

 $error = "none";

}

// if a user is logged in as a guest send them to the guest profile.

if($_SESSION['ID'] == 1)
{

   header('Location: profile.php?handle=guest');
   exit;
   
}

$handle = "";

$dashboardOption = "";

$retrievedHandle = [];
$retrievedMessages = [];
$retrievedAnalytics = [];
$retrievedTopFriends = [];

$pageHeight = "780px;";

//Get user's handle
$dbConnect = new PDO($dsn, $dbUserName, $dbPassword, [PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION]);

try{

   $dbHandleStatement = $dbConnect->prepare("SELECT `handle` FROM `users` WHERE `ID` = ?");
   $dbHandleStatement->execute([$idCheck]);
   $retrievedHandle = $dbHandleStatement->fetch();
   $handle = $retrievedHandle[0];

}catch(\PDOException $e){  }

//Get user's analytics

     $dbAnalyticsStatement = $dbConnect->prepare("SELECT `totalPluses`, `totalMinuses`, `starAverage`, `profileViews`, `adClicks`, `swapsComplete`, `friendTotal` FROM `analytics` WHERE `ID` = ?");
   
   try{
   
     $dbAnalyticsStatement->execute([$idCheck]);
     $retrievedAnalytics = $dbAnalyticsStatement->fetchAll();
     
   }catch(\PDOException $e){  }
   
   $totalPluses = $retrievedAnalytics[0][0];
   $totalMinuses = $retrievedAnalytics[0][1];
   $starAverage = $retrievedAnalytics[0][2];
   $profileViews = $retrievedAnalytics[0][3];
   $totalAdClicks = $retrievedAnalytics[0][4];
   $totalSwaps = $retrievedAnalytics[0][5];
   $totalFriends = $retrievedAnalytics[0][6];
   
   //Calculate Analytics

   if($totalPluses > 999999){  $totalPluses = "Billion+"; }  
   if($totalMinuses > 999999){  $totalMinuses = "Billion+"; }
   if($totalPluses > 999999){  $totalPluses = "Billion+"; }  
   if($profileViews > 999999){  $profileViews = "Billion+"; }  
   if($totalAdClicks > 999999){  $totalAdClicks = "Billion+"; }
   if($totalSwaps > 999999){  $totalSwaps = "Billion+"; }
   if($totalFriends > 999999){  $totalfriends = "Billion+"; }
   
   //Ready dashboard output
if(isset($_GET['option']))
{

   $dashboardOption = $_GET['option'];
   
}else{

   header('Location: dashboard.php?option=edit');

}
     
$dashboardHtml1 = "";

$htmlInterpolation = "";

$dashboardHtml2 = "";

PHP:

 

Well, you don't say anything about what "weird values" you're getting. What happens that doesn't work?
Besides - you're assigning $_GET['option'] to $dashboardOption, but $dashboardOption is not used anywhere in the code you provided.

 

Why this?

1. if(!isset($_SESSION['ID']))
2. {
3. $_SESSION['ID'] = 1;
4. }
5. else{
6. $idCheck = $_SESSION['ID'];
7. }

and not like this

$idCheck = $_SESSION['id'] = isset($_SESSION['id']) ? $_SESSION['id'] : 1;

 

I'm assuming that's a slight typo, and that you meant the following:

$idCheck = isset($_SESSION['ID']) ? $_SESSION['ID'] : 1;

Code (markup):

I just wonder - why are you using 1 as a default user? Why not just have it empty, and check to see if $idCheck is empty? Or do you have a default user-id in the database?

 

Maby 1 is stated as a guest... and no not realy a typo

 

There's no point in having $_SESSION['id'] before the check for isset(), really

 

Yeah, I just used 1 as guest. I used $dashboardOption later on. The values I get are like swap, swap, swap, messages, lol. Even though the links all have different queries for the value. I'll get more code..

The following is a lot of code, but you probably wont have to look at all of it. Basically I run through a switch case on dashboardOption to set up output html.

switch($dashboardOption){
     case"swap":
       if(isset($_GET['error']))
       {
       
         $pageHeight = "840px;";
       
       }else{
       
         $pageHeight = "820px;";
       
       }
       
       $dashboardHtml1 = "<span style=\"font-size:xx-large;\">Post A Swap</span>\n"
               .   "<form name=\"postswapform\" id=\"postswapform\" action=\"steps/scripts/php/postswap.php\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart/form-data\"><br />\n"
               .     "<label>Item Title</label><br />\n"
               .     "<input type=\"text\" name=\"title\"/><br /><br />\n"
               .     "<label>Type</label><br />\n"
               .     "<select id=\"type\" onchange=\"changeCatagories();\" name=\"swapType\">\n"
               .       "<option value=\"system\">System</option>\n"
               .       "<option value=\"computer\">Computer</option>\n"
               .       "<option value=\"mega swap\">Mega Swap</option>\n"
               .       "<option value=\"game\">Game</option>\n"
               .       "<option value=\"movie\">Movie</option>\n"
               .       "<option value=\"book\">Book</option>\n"
               .       "<option value=\"comic\">Comics/GN</option>\n"
               .       "<option value=\"trading card\">Trading Card</option>\n"
               .     "</select><br /><br />\n"         
               .       "<label>Catagory</label><br />\n"
               .       "<select id=\"catagorylist\" name=\"swapCatagory\">\n"
               .       "<option value=\"nintendo\">Nintendo</option>\n"
               .       "<option value=\"playstation\">Playstation</option>\n"
               .       "<option value=\"xbox\">Xbox<option value=\"psp\">PSP</option>\n"
               .       "<option value=\"ds\">DS</option></option>\n"
               .       "<option value=\"genisis\">Genisis</option>\n"
               .       "<option value=\"atarii\">Atarii</option>\n"
               .       "<option value=\"other\">Other</option>\n"
               .       "</select><br /><br />\n";
                     
           $htmlInterpolation =   "<label>Game Systems</label><br />\n"
                     .   "<span><select id=\"gamesystem\" name=\"gameSystem\">"
                     . "</select></span><br /><br />\n";
           $dashboardHtml2   =   "<label>Image</label><br /><br />\n"
               .       "<input id=\"imagefile\" type=\"file\" name=\"swapImage\"/><br /><br />\n"
               .       "<label>Wanted</label><br />\n"
               .       "<select name=\"wanted\">\n"
               .         "<option value=\"system\">System</option>\n"
               .         "<option value=\"computer\">Computer</option>\n"
               .         "<option value=\"mega swap\">Mega Swap</option>\n"
               .         "<option value=\"game\">Game</option>\n"
               .         "<option value=\"movie\">Movie</option>\n"
               .         "<option value=\"book\">Book</option>\n"
               .         "<option value=\"comic\">Comic/GN</option>\n"
               .         "<option value=\"trading card\">Trading Card</option>\n"
               .       "</select><br /><br />\n"
               .         "<label>Postal Code</label><br />\n"
               .         "<input type=\"text\" name=\"postalCode\" /><br /><br />\n"
               .         "<label>Description</label><br />\n"
               .         "<textarea name=\"itemDescription\" cols=\"24\" rows=\"4\"></textarea><br /><br />\n"
               .         "<label>Priority Listing 1$</label><br/><label></label>\n"
               .         "<abbr title=\"Lists in searches before non-priority postings.\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"priority\"/></abbr><label>Yes.</label><br /><br />\n"
               .         "<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Post Item\" onclick=\"postSwap();\">\n"
               .         "<label id=\"erroroutput\"></label></form>\n";
     break;
     case"alerts":
     $pageHeight = "780px;";
       // Get alerts from alerts table.
       
       $alertStatement = $dbConnect->prepare("SELECT `ID`, `type`, `from`, `item1`, `item2` , `message`  FROM `alerts` WHERE `handle` = ?");
       $retrievedAlerts = [];
       
       try{
       
         $alertStatement->execute([$handle]);
         $retrievedAlerts = $alertStatement->fetchAll();
         
       }catch(\PDOException $e){  }
       
     break;
     case"edit":
     $pageHeight = "658px;";
       //Get audio and video information
       //if no audio or video uploaded
       $dashboardHtml1 = "<span style=\"font-size:xx-large;\">Edit Profile</span><br /><br />"
                 .   "<div id=\"editprofileform\" style=\"width:320px; height:560px; float:left;\">"
                 .     "<form enctype=\"multipart/form-data\" method=\"post\" action=\"steps/scripts/php/editprofile.php\">"
                 .       "<label>Profile Picture</label><br /><input type=\"file\" name=\"profilePicFile\" /><br /><br />"
                 .       "<label>Video/Mp3</label><br /><input type=\"file\" name=\"audioVideoFile\" /><br /><br />"
                 .       "<label>Bio</label><br /><br />"
                 .       "<textarea cols=\"38\" rows=\"10\" maxlength=\"343\" name=\"bio\"></textarea><br /><br />"
                 .       "<label>Player Type</label><br /><br />"
                 .       "<input type=\"radio\" name=\"playerType\" value=\"audio\"/>"
                 .       "<span>audio</span><input type=\"radio\" name=\"playerType\" value=\"video\" />"
                 .       "<span>video</span><br /><br /><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" style=\"float:right;\" /></form>"
                 .     "</div>"
                 .     "<div id=\"editplayerwrapper\" style=\"width:320px; height:560px; float:right;\">"
                 .       "<span style=\"font-size:xx-large;\">Player Files</span><br /><br />"
                 .       "<span>Select Three Mp3s or one video</span><br />"
                 .     "<div id=\"songdisplay\" style=\"background-color:white;height:460px; width:312px;margin-top:12px;\">"
                 .           "<!-- disaply songs here. -->";
                           
     $dashboardInterpolation = "";
     
     
     $dashboardHtml2 = "</div></div>";
     break;
     case"messages":
     $pageHeight = "780px;";
     // collect messages from database
     
     $dbMessagesStatement = $dbConnect->prepare("SELECT `from`, `subject`, `message`, `unread`, `ID` FROM `messages` WHERE `handle` = ?");
     
     try{
     
     $dbMessagesStatement->execute([$handle]);
     $retrievedMessages = $dbMessagesStatement->fetchAll();
     
     }catch(\PDOException $e){  }
     
     //Opening messages html
     
       $dashboardHtml1 = "<span style=\"font-size:xx-large;\">Messages</span><br /><br />"
       .   "<div id=\"messagesdisplay\" style=\"background-color:white;width:950px;height:260px; overflow:scroll; border:thin black groove;\">"
       .     "<div id=\"messagecontrols\"><abbr title=\"Delete selected messages.\"><div onclick=\"deleteMessages();\" style=\"height:20px; width:20px; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\"><img alt=\"trash\" src=\"system/images/buttons/trash.png\" /></div></abbr></div><br />";
       
       // create the messages
       
       for($i = 0; $i < count($retrievedMessages); $i++){
     
         $htmlInterpolation = $htmlInterpolation . "<div onclick=\"openMessage(" . $retrievedMessages[$i]['ID'] . ");\" id=\"" . $retrievedMessages[$i]['ID'] . "\">";
         $htmlInterpolation = $htmlInterpolation . "<input onclick=\"checkMessage(" . $retrievedMessages[$i]['ID'] . ");\" id=\"" . ($i + 1) . "\" type=\"checkbox\"/>";
         $htmlInterpolation = $htmlInterpolation . "<span style=\"margin-left:4px;\"><b>From:</b></span>";
         $htmlInterpolation = $htmlInterpolation . "<span id=\"sender\">";
     
       //add from
           
         $htmlInterpolation = $htmlInterpolation . $retrievedMessages[$i]['from'];
         
         $htmlInterpolation = $htmlInterpolation . "</span>";
     
         $htmlInterpolation = $htmlInterpolation . "<span id=\"subject\" style=\"margin-left:8px;\"><b>Subject:</b></span>";
     
         $htmlInterpolation = $htmlInterpolation . "<span>";
     
         //add subject

         $htmlInterpolation = $htmlInterpolation . $retrievedMessages[$i]['subject'];
     
         $htmlInterpolation = $htmlInterpolation . "</span>";
       
         $htmlInterpolation = $htmlInterpolation . "<span style=\"margin-left:4px;\"><b id=\"readstatus\">";
     
         // add unread status     
               
         if($retrievedMessages[$i]['unread'] == "yes")
         {
       
           $htmlInterpolation = $htmlInterpolation . "unread</b></span>";
       
         }else { $htmlInterpolation = $htmlInterpolation . "</b></span>"; }
     
           $htmlInterpolation = $htmlInterpolation . "</div>";
     
         

       }       //closeing messages html
       
       $dashboardHtml2 = "</div>"
       .   "<form><br />"
       .     "<span>To/From:</span><br />"
       .     "<input id=\"messageto\" type=\"text\" name=\"messageTo\"/><br /><br />"
       .     "<span>Subject:</span><br />"
       .     "<input id=\"messagesubject\" type=\"text\" name=\"subject\" /><br /><br />"
       .     "<textarea id=\"messagebox\" cols=\"116\" rows=\"14\" spellcheck=\"true\" draggable=\"false\"></textarea>"
       .   "</form>"
       .   "<button onclick=\"sendMessage();\" style=\"float:right;\">Send!</button>";
       break;
     case"advertising":
      ...// And so on.
?>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" />
<title>Tago Prime: Dashboard</title>
<link href="steps/css/dashboard/ffdashboard.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<script type="text/javascript" src="steps/scripts/javascript/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="steps/scripts/javascript/dbfunctions.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="steps/scripts/javascript/alertfunctions.js"></script>
</head>

<body>

<div id="page" style="height:945px; width:1332px;">
   <div id="searchbar" style="background-color: #99CCFF;height:40px;">
     <div id="logo" style="float:left; width:169px; height:40px;"></div>
     <form >
       <input type="text" style="padding:4px;margin:4px;"/>
       <button style="padding:4px;margin:4px;">Search</button>
       <div style="background-color:yellow; height:40px; width:40px; display:inline; float:right; cursor:hand; cursor:pointer;"></div>
     <div style="background-color:pink; height:40px; width:40px; display:inline; float:right; cursor:hand; cursor:pointer;"></div>
     <div style="background-color:purple; height:40px; width:40px; display:inline; float:right;cursor:hand;cursor:pointer;"></div>
     </form>   
   </div>
   
   <div id="profilepic" style="background-color:#99CCFF;; float:left; height:169px; width:169px; display:inline; margin-top:12px;"></div>
   
   <div id="highrollerad" style="background-color: #99FF99; float:right; height:169px; margin-top:12px; width:1151px;">
   
   </div>
   
   <div id="dashboardinfowrapper" style="background-color:#99CCFF; float:right; height:169px; margin-top:12px; width:1151px;">
       <span id="usernameoutput" style="font-size:xx-large;padding:20px;">Tango Prime</span><br />
       <p style="padding:20px;">Welcome to your dashboard! This is the place to go when you want do all kinds of cool
       stuff on Tango Prime. You can set up your profile, check your alerts,<br />
        post swaps, and
       message friends. Don't forget to keep any eye on those trades and offers. Things
       will move pretty fast on Tango Prime once the ball gets rolling. <br />
       You don't want to miss a sweet offer. Anyway have fun setting everything up!</p>
   </div>

   <div id="ad1" style="background-color:pink; margin-top:12px; height:169px; width:169px; float:left;">
     <div id="ad1header" style="text-align:center;"><span id="ad1headeroutput">Ad Space</span></div>
   </div>

   
   
   
   <div id="adspacewrapper" style="background-color:pink; margin-top:12px; height:169px; width:169px; float:right;">
     <div id="adspaceheader" style="height:20px; text-align:center">Ad Space</div>
     <div id="adspaceimage" style="width:169px; height:149px;cursor:hand; cursor:pointer;">
     </div>
   </div>
           <div style="background-color: #FFCC66; float:left; height:338px;width:169px; margin-top:12px;" class="auto-style1">
             <div style="height:20px;"><b>Analytics</b></div><br />
             <span>Star Average:</span><span style="margin-left:22px;"><?php echo $starAverage; ?></span><br /><br />
             <span>Total Pluses:</span><span style="margin-left:27px;"><?php echo $totalPluses; ?></span><br /><br />
             <span>Total Minuses:</span><span style="margin-left:14px;"><?php echo $totalMinuses; ?></span><br /><br />
             <span>Profile Views:</span><span style="margin-left:16px;"><?php echo $profileViews; ?></span><br /><br />
             <span>Swaps:</span><span style="margin-left:62px;"><?php echo $totalSwaps; ?></span><br /><br />
             <span>Friends:</span><span style="margin-left:55px;"></span><?php echo $totalFriends; ?><br /><br />
             <span>Ad Clicks:</span><span style="margin-left:38px;"><?php echo $totalAdClicks; ?></span><br />             
           </div>

   
   <div id="dashboardwrapper" style="background-color: #99FF99; float:right; height:<?php echo $pageHeight; ?>margin-right:12px; margin-top:12px; width:970px;">

     <div id="dashboardcontrols" style="background-color: #99CCFF; height:20px;">
   <!-- Own Profile Controls. -->
       <abbr title="Post an item for swap."><a href="dashboard.php?option=swap" style="margin-right:20px;">Post Swap</a></abbr>
       <abbr title="Check alerts."><a href="dashboard.php?option=alerts" style="margin-right:20px;">Alerts</a></abbr>
       <abbr title="Check messages."><a href="dashboard.php?option=messages" style="margin-right:20px;">Messages</a></abbr>
       <abbr title="Check ad campaings."><a href="dashboard.php?option=advertising" style="margin-right:20px;">Advertising</a></abbr>
       <abbr title="Purchase gifts."><a href="dashboard.php?option=store" style="margin-right:20px;">Store</a></abbr>
       <abbr title="Edit profile."><a href="dashboard.php?option=edit" style="margin-right:20px;">Edit Profile</a></abbr>       
       <abbr title="Friends."><a href="dashboard.php?option=friends" style="margin-right:20px;">Friends</a></abbr>
       <abbr title="Billing."><a href="dashboard.php?option=billing" style="margin-right:20px;">Billing</a></abbr>
       <abbr title="Tango Prime help."><a href="dashboard.php?option=help" style="margin-right:20px;">Help</a></abbr>
     </div>   
     
     <div id="dashboardoutput" style="padding:12px;">
       <?php
         
         if($dashboardOption == "messages" || $dashboardOption == "edit" || $dashboardOption = "swap"){
           
         //   echo $dashboardHtml1 . $htmlInterpolation . $dashboardHtml2;
           
           echo $dashboardOption;
           
           if($error == "yes" && $dashboardOption == "swap" && isset($_GET['error']))
           {
             echo "<span>Fill all fields. Include an image. Use a stock image if you must, but be honest in your description. Must be jpg, jpeg, png, or gif.</span>";   
           }
           
         }elseif($dashboardOption == "friends"){
           
             echo $dashboardHtml1;
                         
             echo "<div id=\"alphabetical\">";
             
             //Place friends letters here.

             echo "</div>";   
             
             echo "<div id=\"numerical\">";
             
             //Place numbers here.
             
             echo "</div>";
             
             //Friend divs and images go here.
             
             echo "<div style=\"background-color:blue;height:42px; width:42px; margin-left:12px; margin-top:12px; float:left; display:inline;\"></div>";
             
             echo "<form>"
               .   "<input type=\"text\" style=\"margin-top:20px;\" />"
               .   "<input type=\"button\" value=\"search!\"style=\"margin-top:20px;\"/>"
             .   "</form>";
             
           echo "</div>";   
                 
         }elseif($dashboardOption == "alerts"){
         
                 //Arrays to hold the values of the alerts.
                 $alertID = [];
                 $alertType = [];
                 $alertFrom =  [];
                 $alertItem1 = [];
                 $alertItem2 = [];
                 $alertMessage = [];
                 
                 $retrievedMime = [];
           
           foreach($retrievedAlerts as $L1)
             { foreach($L1 as $L2 => $value)
               {   
                                                 
                 if($L2 === "ID")
                 {
                 
                   array_push($alertID, $value);

                 }
                 
                 if($L2 === "type")
                 {

                   array_push($alertType, $value);

                 }

                 if($L2 === "from")
                 {
                       
                   array_push($alertFrom, $value);
                 
                 }
                 if($L2 === "item1")
                 {

                   array_push($alertItem1, $value);
   
                 }
                 if($L2 === "item2")
                 {
                 
                   array_push($alertItem2, $value);
                 
                 }
                 if($L2 === "message")
                 {
                 
                   array_push($alertMessage, $value);         
                 
                 }
                 
             }
             
           }
                 $elementCount = count($alertID);
         
               for($i = 0; $i < $elementCount && $i < 9; $i++)
               {
                 // Layout a friend request alert.
                 if($alertType[$i] === "friend request")
                 {
                   //Star the friend request information.
                   echo "<div class=\"alertwrapper\" id=\"" . "alert" . $alertID[$i] . "\" name=\"alert\" style=\"height:62px; width:400px; margin-bottom:12px; padding:4px;\">\n"
                    . "\t\t\t\t<div id=\"alertimage\" style=\"background-color:blue; height:62px; width:62px; float:left;\">\n";
                 
                 
                   //Get the mime type for the user.
                   
                     $retrieveMime = $dbConnect->prepare("SELECT `profileImageMime` FROM `profileSettings` WHERE `handle` = ?");
                     
                     try{
                     
                       $retrieveMime->execute([$alertFrom[$i]]);
                       $retrievedMime = $retrieveMime->fetch();
                   
                     }catch(\PDOException $e){  }
                     
                                           
                       if(!empty($retrievedMime))
                       {
                           echo "\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"alertpic1\" src=\"users/" . $alertFrom[$i] . "/images/profile" . $retrievedMime[0] . "\" style=\"background-color:blue;height:62px; width:62px;\" />\n";
                       
                       }else{
                       
                         echo "\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"alertpic1\" src=\"system/images/profile/stockprofile.jpg\" style=\"background-color:blue;height:62px; width:62px;\" />\n";
                       
                       }
                       
                       echo "\t\t\t\t</div>\n"
                       . "\t\t\t\t<div>\n"
                       . "\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp;Handle:" . $alertFrom[$i];
                                             
                       echo  "\t\t\t\t\t</span><span></span><br />\n"
                         . "\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp;Message:Friend Request</span><span></span><br />\n"
                         . "\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp;<a style=\"cursor:hand;cursor:pointer;\" onclick=\"acceptFriend(" . $alertID[$i] . "," . "'" . $handle . "'" . ","  . "'" . $alertFrom[$i] . "'" . ");\">accept</a></span>"
                         . "\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-left:8px;\">"
                         . "\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"cursor:hand;cursor:pointer;\" onclick=\"denyFriend(" . $alertID[$i] . "," . "'" . $handle . "'" . ","  . "'" . $alertFrom[$i] . "'" . ");\">deny</a></span>\n"
                         . "\t\t\t\t</div>\n"
                         . "\t\t\t</div>\n";
                       
                   }
               
                 }
                 
         }else{   
         
           //DEBUG   echo $dashboardHtml1;
         }
             
        ?>
       
       
     </div>
   </div>
</div>
</body>

</html>

PHP:

 

That... is some very contrived code. There is quite a lot that could be simplified - for instance, the multiple echo-statements doesn't make any sense. You should also drop using "" (double quotes) for echoing out stuff, and just concoct variables inside the echo-statement, if need be - something like this:

echo '<p>This is an example of a paragraph echoed out</p>
<p>and this is another one, with a '.$variable.' inside it</p>';

Code (markup):

And why don't you pull the values for the options and such from a database as well? Would make it much easier to change / update the list if need be.

As for the $_GET and problem I'm not sure, I haven't really looked at the code that much - I'm thinking it's probably a relatively easy problem, but without the database and direct access to the files, it gets to be a little bit too much to get into. I would suggest simplifying the code - just try the bare minimum to get the $_GET-query to work, and display the content (var_dump the result, for that matter), and then add more stuff when you get that bit sorted out.

 

pulling the options from a database is a good idea. Never thought of it. I never new how to interpolate variable in single quotes... I read somewhere that they didn't have the processing power so user double quotes, lol. Thanks for the info. I'll add this to my notes.

 

Your code seems to stem a bit from Javascript, or maybe C-something, I dunno - multiple echo-statements, and adding echo-statements with concoctination . between them... not needed, as echo ignores whitespace in PHP, and returns/linebreaks doesn't matter (in the code, that is). I would have a look at the code, but again, I'm a little too busy with my own projects right now - I do think that you could probably trim that down quite a bit, by simplifying a few bits.

 

Ah yeah, if I get energetic I'll wipe that section out, and re-write it. If not I'll carry all the lessons on into my next project... I have been taking notes so your guys's lessons aren't in vein, lol.

 

Uhm, what makes full words abbreviations? Why do you have fixed redundant style in the markup? Not really the cause of your issues (oddball PHP that doesn't even make sense is) but certainly it can't be helping matters.

As the saying goes: "If you have to use title on an anchor, there's something wrong with the contents of the anchor!"

Even just this one line:
$pageHeight = "840px;";

Throws up massive warning flags that whatever it is you're trying to accomplish, you're doing it ALL WRONG.

Not that I could figure out what that mess is trying to accomplish.

 

Well, I'm here to learn. I'm stetting the page height dynamically, at least it worked, lol. I just can't learn anything when people are like redundant code, mess, yada, lol... I gotta know where, how and why...