Include makes if statements not work

[Valconeye]

hehe, well basically in a nut shell yeah.

I have a theme system that uses the

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switch($_GET["link"])
template where the $link is displayed

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<? @include $link; ?>
so everything is included,

My problem is, when i include this page, http://www.warcraftwars.com/links/wowguilds.php (the style is included in the template, so this will be hard to read)
That page works fine, but when it goes through the include,
http://www.warcraftwars.com/index.php?link=wowguilds
The Order by stuff doesnt work.

this is the code in wowguilds.php

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if ($db == "" || $order == "")
  {
  $query = "select * from guilds";
  $result = mysql_query($query);
  }
  elseif ($db == "name" || $order == "ASC")
  {
  $query = "select * from guilds ORDER BY name ASC";
  $result = mysql_query($query);
  }
 
etc.. the if statements go on.

[[Unknown]]

Shouldn't you be using $_GET or $GLOBALS?  Includes are basically functions, sorta, sometimes... so you have to global things.

-[Unknown]

[Valconeye]

so your saying instead of <? @include $link; ?> i should do?

[mike9010]

you need to use the global keyword or $GLOBALS if you use a variable from another file and/or function. It won't work other wise.

[Valconeye]

wooohoo, i finally figured it out. all i had to do was put my code into a function, and do global $db, $order;
Now it works with my theme system!
thanks for the help!!