multiple photos

I need a little push in the right direction please.

I would like to have the option for a client to upload up to 9 photos, and that works fine. the problem is if they want to only upload 4 photos, my detail page shows 4 photos and 5 blanks.

I would like to have the "null" photos spots be invisible or hidden. I don't know where to start, so any help would be appreciated.

Here is an example of the "problem"

auto_Detail.php?Inventory_ID=41

David,

can you post the code for the page and then I can advise the best way to go about it.

This is the file that i am including that has that code. le t me know if you need the whole page.

<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_1_Thumb']; ?>" border="0" /><span><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_1_Resize']; ?>" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>
<!-- ------image 2 ------ -->
<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_2_Thumb']; ?>" border="0" /><span><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_2_Resize']; ?>" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>

<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_3_Thumb']; ?>" border="0" /><span><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_3_Resize']; ?>" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>

<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_4_Thumb']; ?>" border="0" /><span><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_4_Resize']; ?>" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>

<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_5_Thumb']; ?>" border="0" /><span><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_5_Resize']; ?>" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>

<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_6_Thumb']; ?>" border="0" /><span><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_6_Resize']; ?>" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>

<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_7_Thumb']; ?>" border="0" /><span><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_7_Resize']; ?>" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>

<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_8_Thumb']; ?>" border="0" /><span><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_8_Resize']; ?>" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>

<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_9_Thumb']; ?>" border="0" /><span><img src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?>/Auto_Dealers/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"]?>/images/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"]?>/<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_9_Resize']; ?>" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>

David,

use the following code to replace each of the instances of your thumbnail replacing $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_1_Thumb'] with $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_2_Thumb'] etc.

<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_1_Thumb']?'<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img  src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_1_Thumb'];  . '" border="0" /><span><img  src="<?php $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_1_Resize'];  . '" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>':"";  ?>

thanks,

but could you tell me why this works. I don't see anything that indicates a "display if" or something like it.

If you have a minute could you educate me on what is making this work?

auto_Detail.php?Inventory_ID=38

this is what displays now.

In Dreamweaver, the code is not coloring properly, like a " is missing or something. thumb_1 looks good, thumb_2 is color coded wrong, thumb_3 is good, thumb_4 is wrong etc.

I am new to php so your code is confusing me a little, making it hard to track down.

thanks for your help

David,

attach the whole page for me please, I have probably missed a quote somewhere

I have used what is called a ternary operator rather than an if statement

in fact I have found the issue, my bad trying to do to many things at once

replace the faulty code with this, again making changes as necessary

<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_1_Thumb']?'<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img  src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_1_Thumb']  . '" border="0" /><span><img  src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_1_Resize']  . '" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>':"";  ?>

Its close. It only showed empty boxes for the proper number of photos. But the actual image is not showing up. in dreamweaver the <a href> is usually green and it is red in the example you gave me. don't know if that helps.

auto_Detail.php?Inventory_ID=37

how do you put the code in the code box in your replies?


<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_1_Thumb']?'<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_1_Thumb'] . '" border="0" /><span><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_1_Resize'] . '" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>':""; ?>

<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_2_Thumb']?'<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_2_Thumb'] . '" border="0" /><span><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_2_Resize'] . '" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>':""; ?>

<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_3_Thumb']?'<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_3_Thumb'] . '" border="0" /><span><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_3_Resize'] . '" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>':""; ?>

<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_4_Thumb']?'<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_4_Thumb'] . '" border="0" /><span><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_4_Resize'] . '" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>':""; ?>

<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_5_Thumb']?'<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_5_Thumb'] . '" border="0" /><span><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_5_Resize'] . '" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>':""; ?>

<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_6_Thumb']?'<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_6_Thumb'] . '" border="0" /><span><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_6_Resize'] . '" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>':""; ?>

<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_7_Thumb']?'<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_7_Thumb'] . '" border="0" /><span><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_7_Resize'] . '" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>':""; ?>

<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_8_Thumb']?'<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_8_Thumb'] . '" border="0" /><span><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_8_Resize'] . '" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>':""; ?>

<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_9_Thumb']?'<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_9_Thumb'] . '" border="0" /><span><img src="' . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_9_Resize'] . '" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>':""; ?>

try changing the dynamic code to:

<?php echo $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_1_Thumb']?'<a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img  src="' /Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_1_Thumb']  . '" border="0" /><span><img  src="/Auto_Dealers/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Dealer_Name"] . '/images/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl["Inventory_ID"] . '/' . $row_WADAinventory_tbl['Photo_1_Resize']  . '" alt="" border="0" /></span></a>':"";  ?>

it's the document root that is causing the issue

to put code in blocks see misc.php?do=bbcode