getting current nav bar into php

[Melissah]

Im so hoping someone can help me out here. Ive been round and round and round the net too many times now and just cany seem to find the info I need...maybe Im looking in the wrong place.

What Im trying to do is get the nav bar from a html site into the left column of an oscommmerce site.Id like to keep the rollovers too.

I know I need to create my own code to go into he file that defines whats in the left column, but I just cant seem to get it working.

I ve got the images showing, but because I used the header as a template, its taken up the entire page and pushed everything else down to the bottom. I cant get the links to work either ( just dont know enough yet to code it properly)

what would be the best wayt o get this nav bar showing up and working?

[edited by: mack at 1:10 pm (utc) on Mar. 10, 2005]
[edit reason] No url's please ;-) [/edit]

[lZakl]

Assuming I understand what you are saying, which I might not (I am good at misreading peoples posts!) ... The way I do this is:

1) Create a text file with plain HTML in it. This file will contain a working version of your sidebar menu, and nothing else.

2) In each PHP page that you want this menu to show up in, I'd set up a table and include your text file with PHP. ie:

<table>
<tr>
<td>

<?php
---This is where you'd include your file---
?>

</td>
<td>
rest of site
</td>
</tr>
</table>

LikeI said, this is just a quick thought, assuming I understand what you are asking, and I may not :0)

Good Luck!

-- Zak

[Melissah]

oops, sorry about the links. didnt realise.

ok, so dont put the code of the nav bar in there do I? I use include to call on that html file, is that right?

[Melissah]

Tis' ok, figured it out! I put in

include 'nav_bar.htm';

and it works! thank you so much for your help :)mean sp much to me! - phew what relief to finally solve that one!

[lZakl]

Glad you got it straightened away then!

-- Zak