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Navigation Based On Directory Structure

Type:	code fragment
Added by:	whatashocker
Entered:	07/02/2002
Last modified:	02/12/2001
Rating:	- (fewer than 3 votes)
Views:	8693

Generate a directory structure link at the top of each page. Allows you to specify your own names if the folders aren't descriptive enough.

<?
 // Locator Line Based On Directory Structure

                            // Author WhatAShocker

                            //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                            // Mappings for locator line, Replaces folder names on server with ones you specify

                            // Examples: Change as needed.

                                   $LocationMappings = array(

                                    "dir1"   => "Directory 1",

                                    "about"  => "About The Company"

                                    );
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
 function LocatorLine()

                            {

                                   global $SCRIPT_NAME, $LocationMappings;

                                   $file=1; // 1 Doesn't show the file name, 0 Does

                            

                                   $locationArray = explode("/",$SCRIPT_NAME);

                                   $locationHref = "";

                            

                                   echo '<a href="/">Home</a>';

                                   for($i=1; $i<count($locationArray)-$file; $i++)

                                   {

                                      if ( !empty($LocationMappings[$locationArray[$i]]) ) {

                                         $locationText = $LocationMappings[$locationArray[$i]];

                                      }

                                      else {

                                         $locationText = ucwords($locationArray[$i]);  //Uppercase letters

                                      }

                                      $locationHref .= "/" . $locationArray[$i];

                                      echo "&nbsp;>>&nbsp;<a href="$locationHref">$locationText</a>";

                                   }

                                   echo "n";

                            }
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/

                            
 LocatorLine()
 ?>

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