Side-column-x-links.php File
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</p><h3 class="heading-h1"><a name="sidecolumnXlinksphpFile" class="anchorpoint"></a>side-column-X-links.php File</h3><p class="paragraph"><strong class="bold">Contributor(s):</strong> Than Grove, Steven Weinberger
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="ControllingWhetherLinksOpeninSameorNewWindow" class="anchorpoint"></a>Controlling Whether Links Open in Same or New Window</h3><p class="paragraph">
Below is code to use in /side-column-X-links.php file to control whether a link opens in the same window or in a new window.. This example is from /places/side-column-places-links.php</p><div class="code"><pre><?
$requri = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ;
$pgtype = <span class="java-quote">"thl"</span>;
<span class="java-keyword">if</span>(preg_match(<span class="java-quote">"/places.thlib.org/"</span>,$requri)) {
$pgtype=<span class="java-quote">"pd"</span>;
} elseif (preg_match(<span class="java-quote">"//geotourism//"</span>,$requri)) {
$pgtype = <span class="java-quote">"geotour"</span>;
} elseif (preg_match(<span class="java-quote">"//sera//"</span>,$requri)) {
$pgtype = <span class="java-quote">"sera"</span>;
} elseif (preg_match(<span class="java-quote">"//drepung//"</span>,$requri)) {
$pgtype = <span class="java-quote">"drepung"</span>;
} elseif (preg_match(<span class="java-quote">"//meru-nyingpa//"</span>,$requri)) {
$pgtype = <span class="java-quote">"meru"</span>;
} elseif (preg_match(<span class="java-quote">"//places/lhasa//"</span>,$requri)) {
$pgtype = <span class="java-quote">"lhasa"</span>;
} elseif(preg_match(<span class="java-quote">"//culturalgeography|/places/maps|/places/monasteries/"</span>,$requri)) {
$pgtype = <span class="java-quote">"cultgeo"</span>;
}
$targetStr = ' target=<span class="java-quote">"_blank"</span>';
?>
<h3 class=<span class="java-quote">"head global-links"</span>><a href=<span class="java-quote">"#nogo"</span> title=<span class="java-quote">"Entryways to Extensive Resources on Important Places"</span>>Places</a></h3>
<ul>
<li><a href=<span class="java-quote">"/places/"</span> title=<span class="java-quote">"Link to Places Homepage"</span><? <span class="java-keyword">if</span> ($pgtype != <span class="java-quote">"thl"</span>) { echo $targetStr; } ?>>Places Home</a></li>
<li><a href=<span class="java-quote">"<?php echo $pdurl; ?>"</span> title=<span class="java-quote">"THL Place Dictionary"</span><? <span class="java-keyword">if</span> ($pgtype != <span class="java-quote">"pd"</span>) { echo $targetStr; } ?>>Place Dictionary</a></li>
<li><a href=<span class="java-quote">"/places/culturalgeography/"</span> title=<span class="java-quote">"Tibetan and Himalayan Historical & Cultural
Geography"</span><? <span class="java-keyword">if</span> ($pgtype != <span class="java-quote">"cultgeo"</span>) { echo $targetStr; } ?>>Cultural Geography</a></li>
<!-- <li><a href=<span class="java-quote">"/community/geotourism/"</span> title=<span class="java-quote">"Learn How to Travel Responsibly in Tibet"</span><? <span class="java-keyword">if</span> ($pgtype != <span class="java-quote">"geotour"</span>) { echo $targetStr; } ?>>Geotourism</a></li> -->
<li><a href=<span class="java-quote">"/places/monasteries/"</span> title=<span class="java-quote">"Monasteries"</span><? <span class="java-keyword">if</span> ($pgtype != <span class="java-quote">"cultgeo"</span>) { echo $targetStr; } ?>>Monasteries</a></li>
<li><a href=<span class="java-quote">"/places/maps/interactive/"</span> title=<span class="java-quote">"THL Interactive Map"</span><? <span class="java-keyword">if</span> ($pgtype != <span class="java-quote">"thl"</span>) { echo $targetStr; } ?>>Interactive Map</a></li>
<li><a href=<span class="java-quote">"/places/maps/"</span> title=<span class="java-quote">"Maps"</span><? <span class="java-keyword">if</span> ($pgtype != <span class="java-quote">"cultgeo"</span>) { echo $targetStr; } ?>>Maps</a></li>
<li><a href=<span class="java-quote">"/places/maps/collections/"</span> title=<span class="java-quote">"THL Map Collections"</span><? <span class="java-keyword">if</span> ($pgtype != <span class="java-quote">"thl"</span>) { echo $targetStr; } ?>>Map Collections</a></li>
<!-- <li><a href=<span class="java-quote">"/places/lhasa/"</span> title=<span class="java-quote">"Portal on Tibet’s Capital City"</span><? <span class="java-keyword">if</span> ($pgtype != <span class="java-quote">"lhasa"</span>) { echo $targetStr; } ?>>The City of Lhasa</a></li> -->
<li><a href=<span class="java-quote">"/places/monasteries/sera/"</span> title=<span class="java-quote">"Sera Monastery Portal"</span><? <span class="java-keyword">if</span> ($pgtype != <span class="java-quote">"sera"</span>) { echo $targetStr; } ?>>Sera Monastery</a></li>
<li><a href=<span class="java-quote">"/places/monasteries/drepung/"</span> title=<span class="java-quote">"Drepung Monastery Portal"</span><? <span class="java-keyword">if</span> ($pgtype != <span class="java-quote">"drepung"</span>) { echo $targetStr; } ?>>Drepung Monastery</a></li>
<li><a href=<span class="java-quote">"/places/monasteries/meru-nyingpa/"</span> title=<span class="java-quote">"Meru Nyingpa Monastery Portal"</span><? <span class="java-keyword">if</span> ($pgtype != <span class="java-quote">"meru"</span>) { echo $targetStr; } ?>>Meru Nyingpa Monastery</a></li>
<li><a href=<span class="java-quote">"/places/culturalgeography/nepal/census/"</span> title=<span class="java-quote">"Nepal Census Data"</span><? <span class="java-keyword">if</span> ($pgtype != <span class="java-quote">"cultgeo"</span>) { echo $targetStr; } ?>>Nepal Census Data</a></li>
</ul></pre></div><p class="paragraph">
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