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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Creating the Menu and Footer Adding Active States to the Navigation

Posted by Cynthia Rubbelke
Cynthia Rubbelke
768 Points

On does not underline, but changes background to white

When I insert the code in the video for underlining, it turns the background white rather then underline. I also can no longer link to the page.

<li class="shirts <?php if ($section == "shirts") { echo "on"; } ?>"<a href="shirts.php">Shirts</a></li> <li class="contact <?php if ($section == "contact") { echo "on"; } ?>"<a href="contact.php">Contact</a></li>

1 Answer

Sayth Renshaw
Sayth Renshaw
1,763 Points
Sayth Renshaw
Sayth Renshaw
1,763 Points

in header.php file the section for adding the links is 

<ul class="nav">
                <li class="shirts <?php if($section == "shirts") {echo "on"; } ?>"><a href="shirts.php">Shirts</a></li>
                <li class="contact <?php if($section == "contact") {echo "on"; } ?>"><a href="contact.php">Contact</a></li>
                <li class="cart"><a href="#">Shopping Cart</a></li>
            </ul>

the links themselves and should stay the same unless the files in you directory htdocs have moved.