Help with a PHP script

doughnet

Hey all! Hope the start of September is going great for everyone. I was wondering if anyone was available to help me modify a PHP script. It's way past my standard knowledge of PHP scripting. Let me know if interested and I'll PM the script over.

This script is part of a CMS (customized) and it's specifically for the navigation menu. It outputs sections as a:
<li><a href="path.php">Section Name</a></li>
and also does drop down for pages. At the moment it can only have 1 drop down menu. I am trying to implement a specific name so that it can have another drop down (menu with a menu) by doing something like TopSection1=>Section2 and it will part the TopSection1 and put Section2 underneath it.

I probably am confusing everyone more than anything. Let me know if anyone is interested in helping me out or if can shed light on who/where I can inquire with.

Thank again for taking the time to read my post!

pbgben

Pseudo code:

lvl1 => lvl2  

if string contains => then split(string, '=>')  

echo '<li>code for item splititem[0]</li>' lvl1  
 echo '<li>code for subitem splititem[1]</li>' lvl2  

I can do this, but I'd have to charge.

mycosys

My scripting brings all the boys to the yard

@pbgben said:
I can do this, but I'd have to charge.

Landofnone

@mycosys said:
My scripting brings all the boys to the yard

@pbgben said:
I can do this, but I'd have to charge.

HAHA!

doughnet

@pbgben said:
Pseudo code:

lvl1 => lvl2  

if string contains => then split(string, '=>')  

echo '<li>code for item splititem[0]</li>' lvl1  
 echo '<li>code for subitem splititem[1]</li>' lvl2  

I can do this, but I'd have to charge.

Thank you for your interest. Any idea on what this would cost to do?

Jonchun

@doughnet said:

@pbgben said:
Pseudo code:

lvl1 => lvl2  

if string contains => then split(string, '=>')  

echo '<li>code for item splititem[0]</li>' lvl1  
 echo '<li>code for subitem splititem[1]</li>' lvl2  

I can do this, but I'd have to charge.

Thank you for your interest. Any idea on what this would cost to do?
@doughnet said:

@pbgben said:
Pseudo code:

lvl1 => lvl2  

if string contains => then split(string, '=>')  

echo '<li>code for item splititem[0]</li>' lvl1  
 echo '<li>code for subitem splititem[1]</li>' lvl2  

I can do this, but I'd have to charge.

Thank you for your interest. Any idea on what this would cost to do?

Is the css already there? Should literally be like 2 lines of code if it is.

doughnet

@Jonchun said:
Is the css already there? Should literally be like 2 lines of code if it is.

Doing the actual HTML for multiple nested menus is easy (as you implied). What I am having difficulties with is getting the PHP script which reads a database to process the information that it receives to do nested menus. Currently it just can do a single drop down menu. So a Section currently can have Pages within it. But I am trying to achieve a Section within a Section

-Section1
--Page1
--Page2
--Section2
---Page3
---Page4
---Page5

The simplest way I could think of achieving this was by the inserted section name to be called: Section1=>Section2
Having the '=>' be the separator/trigger, which has the Section2 know it should be nested under the Section1.

I swear I'm just confusing everyone with this! Thank you again for your interest & help Jonchun!

Jonchun

@doughnet If you give me a pastebin of your code (PM me if you prefer), I can take a quick look. No guarantees. I think I understand what you're saying.

doughnet

@Jonchun said:
@doughnet If you give me a pastebin of your code (PM me if you prefer), I can take a quick look. No guarantees. I think I understand what you're saying.

Thanks!

century1stop

Gender
Female
          Teens
                     Yummy
                     Delicious
          Adults
          Singles
          Married
Male
       Teens
                     Yummy
                     Delicious
       Adults
       Singles
       Married       

dis?

doughnet

@century1stop said:

Uhh....yeah. Doing the HTML/CSS for that is easy, it's having poor existing php scripts to add this additional feature I guess would be best to describe. Currently it can already do your example aside from the Yummy & Delicious.

century1stop

which means you're looking at adding Yummy n Delicious, right?

doughnet

@century1stop said:
which means you're looking at adding Yummy n Delicious, right?

That is correct. Adding it in a way/method that keeps the existing PHP code the same and the database structure the same.

That's why I was thinking something like naming a new section called Male=>Teens which then gets broken up and has Teens get nested under Male. That's where my scripting knowledge gets limited.

century1stop

I'm no coder but if your script is like opencart or tomatocart, there will be more to it than css, parts will be in both admin and client section. Perhaps jonchun will be able to assist

pbgben

Hey @doughnet send me a snippit of a static multi-level code and I'll add the php in there for you.

pcfreak30

Im wondering why wordpress isnt used and be done with it :P

doughnet

@pcfreak30 said:
Im wondering why wordpress isnt used and be done with it :P

Have to use an existing CMS that was custom made. Pretty much its just a CRUD (Create/Read/Update/Delete) with a pretty UX.

doughnet

@pbgben said:
Hey @doughnet send me a snippit of a static multi-level code and I'll add the php in there for you.

Thanks for your help! I PM you the details to see if you are able to help out.