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Setting conditional regions on PHP slideshow

The following thread contains a neat little PHP function that will allow a slide show of pictures contained within a directory. The problem is that the first picture displays the "previous" link as well as the last picture displaying "next" The thread is located at https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20860190/Simple-PHP-array-for-a-folder-of-JPG's.html?query=php+slide+show&clearTAFilter=true

My question is how to get those links to create either a loop, so that clicking "previous" while viewing the first pic will take you to the last one OR how to set a conditional region on those links if they happen to be on the first or last picture.

Here's my current code:

$dir = @opendir("./slideshow");

$x = 0;
while( $file = @readdir($dir) )
{
if( preg_match("/^\.$/", $file) || preg_match("/^\.\.$/", $file) )
{
//do nothing :)
}
else
{
$image[$x] = $file;
$x++;
}
}

@closedir($dir);

$key = ( isset($_GET['next']) ) ? $_GET['next'] : 0;
$prev_id = $key - 1;
$next_id = $key + 1;

echo "<center><img src=\"slideshow/" . $image[$key] . "\">\n<br>\n<br>\n";
echo "<a href=\"" . $PHP_SELF . "?next=" . $prev_id . "\" class=mainlink>Previous Image</a>\n";
echo "     \n";
echo "<a href=\"" . $PHP_SELF . "?next=" . $next_id . "\" class=mainlink>Next Image</a>\n";
echo "</center>\n";

peyox

$key - actual picture
$x - number of pictures

INIFINITE LOOP:
Simple coditional statements will do the job:

$prev_id = $key>1 ? $key-1 : $x;
$next_id = $key<$x ? $key+1 : 1;

BLOCKING PREVIOUS/NEXT LINKS:

if ($prev_id>0) // added line
echo "<a href=\"" . $PHP_SELF . "?next=" . $prev_id . "\" class=mainlink>Previous Image</a>\n";
echo "     \n";
if ($next_id<=$x) // added line
echo "<a href=\"" . $PHP_SELF . "?next=" . $next_id . "\" class=mainlink>Next Image</a>\n";
echo "</center>\n";

peyox

Also you may want to add code for FIRST/LAST image:

echo "<a href=\"" . $PHP_SELF . "?next=1\" class=mainlink>First Image</a>\n";

echo "<a href=\"" . $PHP_SELF . "?next=" . $x . "\" class=mainlink>Last Image</a>\n";

cbeaudry1

ASKER

I'm more of a newbie at PHP. I usually program in ASP...

I'm running into a problem where the first image will only show up when there's no querystring at the end of the URL. Otherwise, I get a broken link that doesn't have an image file name when I hit the first image.

The loop works fine except when it gets to that first image.

Do I need to assign specific values to $key and $x?

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cbeaudry1

ASKER

Works like a charm. Thanks!

danomatic

peyox:

I have this working but after the second image, all I get are broken image icons.

I know this question is closed so I am willing to open a new question to trouble shoot this.

here is my URL:

http://www.akersdesignrender.com/photoscript.php

I have all the images in a folder call "slideshow"

-- Dan

peyox

Hi Dan,

How does your directory structure looks like?
You probably have folder(s) in it.

Try to put all images in one folder, without subfolder, because that simple function doesn't check whenever "file" is a folder or not.

Let me know if you have any problems.

Cheers,
peyox

danomatic

This is what I have:

/slideshow/name_of_image.jpg (no sub folders here)

/photoscript.php/slideshow/name_of_image.jpg

/ = root of site

peyox

Add this line
print_r ($image);

after
@closedir($dir);

I want to see have these files' names look like.

What is "C" in your folder?
http://www.akersdesignrender.com/slideshow/C

Let me know when ready

danomatic

ok, try it now. I am not sure what you mean by "C"

http://akersdesignrender.com/photoscript.php

-- dan

peyox

Ok, I see....
You have register globals ON in your php.ini file. When entering to the script $image variable is already set... this couses the problem.

Change the variable name $image[] to $image_list[] in the following lines:

$image_list[++$noOfImages] = $file;
echo "<img src=\"slideshow/" . $image_list[$imageid] . "\">\n<br>\n<br>";

This will solve the problem.
I would also recommend you to turn off register global in php.ini!

Cheers,
peyox

peyox

Article about register globals... and related problems :)

http://us4.php.net/register_globals

--
peyox

danomatic

yes that works!

I have no control over the php.ini file, it's hosted at a commercial hosting company.

thanks!