if url does exist than else mishaps

[Li1M0ST3Rz]

Alright hi guys i havent been one for ages, oh well but heres my problem i havent coded for a while so its a little rusty

$host2 = $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
        $link2 = array ('index.php', 'home.php?home', 'home.php?register', 'home.php?personal', 'home.php?contact', 'home.php?benefit', 'process.php');
    if($host2 == $link2)
        {

so i am basically doing is coding a code that if the url aint what the array has than lead to 404 page at the end of the page i added this:

<?php
   }else{
     header('./404.php');
   }
?>

 

[Markshall]

Just use a .htaccess file.

ErrorDocument 404 /404.php

However, if you're adament about doing it in PHP, you want to use this approach ideally:

<?php
$host2 = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'];
$link2 = array('index.php', 'home.php?home', 'home.php?register');
if (in_array($host2, $link2)) {
  //display page content
} else {
  header('Location: ./404.php');
}
?>

 

[Li1M0ST3Rz]

Just use a .htaccess file.

ErrorDocument 404 /404.php

I would but my what i coded is specifically for reason cause if someone tries to go to home.php or home.php?random it sends them to 404.php

 

[BIOS]

Don't understand your issue or what you're trying to do, can you provide the full snippet and elaborate?

 

[Li1M0ST3Rz]

Don't understand your issue or what you're trying to do, can you provide the full snippet and elaborate?

so im basically making a code that it determine if the link is correct what array has in it and if its not it'll lead to a 404 page and code to big to fit here.

 

[BIOS]

so im basically making a code that it determine if the link is correct what array has in it and if its not it'll lead to a 404 page and code to big to fit here.

Do all the links have to be home.php?etc ?

You could use rewrite rules to route these requests to their respective pages, then just check if the file exists, if not display 404.

 

[Li1M0ST3Rz]

Do all the links have to be home.php?etc ?

You could use rewrite rules to route these requests to their respective pages, then just check if the file exists, if not display 404.

Well yes it does i want the code cooperate how i set it to be

 

[BIOS]

Well yes it does i want the code cooperate how i set it to be

I don't really recommend this approach as it isn't very user or SEO friendly.

You could use something like /home, /register, etc. At the minute some of it doesn't really make sense, e.g. this: home.php?home

 

[TesoMayn]

You're shit at explaining what you want, so I'm assuming you want it to check the URI for a certain page, if it's in the array execute a code, if not go to a 404 page. If so that's not the best approach but I since you're a novice you don't know.

This will work

$uri = trim($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], '/');
$pages = [
  'index.php',
  'home.php',
  'process.php'
];
if (in_array($uri, $pages) {
  // code here
} else {
  header('Location: 404.php');
}