Using php to switch menu items

[OrcaSoul]

I want the menu shown to depend on whether a user is logged on or not:

If not logged in, show:

Login
Register

If logged in, show:

Logout
Member Services


The following code shows all 4 selections:

<?php
	$show_orcatools_sidebox = true;
	if ($show_orcatools_sidebox == true){
		require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_orcatools_sidebox.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE,
		$current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_orcatools_sidebox.php');
		?>
		<div id='leftfld'>
			<div id="NavigationPanel">
				<dl>
					<dd class="nav1"><a class="nav1" href="index.php?main_page=login">Login</a></dd>
					<dd class="nav1"><a class="nav1" href="index.php?main_page=Register">Register</a></dd>
					<dd class="nav1"><a class="nav1" href="index.php?main_page=logoff">Logout</a></dd>
					<dd class="nav1"><a class="nav1" href="index.php?main_page=Member Services">Membership</a></dd>
				</dl>
			</div>
		</div>
		<?php
	}
?>

I tried modifying it, but it still shows all 4 selections.

<?php
	$show_orcatools_sidebox = true;
	if ($show_orcatools_sidebox == true){
		require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_orcatools_sidebox.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE,
		$current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_orcatools_sidebox.php');
		?>	
		<div id='leftfld'>
			<div id="NavigationPanel">
				<dl>
					<?php
					if ($_SESSION['customer_first_name'] == '') {
					?>
						<dd class="nav1"><a class="nav1" href="index.php?main_page=login">Login</a></dd>
						<dd class="nav1"><a class="nav1" href="index.php?main_page=Register">Register</a></dd>
					<?php
					else
					?>
						<dd class="nav1"><a class="nav1" href="index.php?main_page=logoff">Logout</a></dd>
						<dd class="nav1"><a class="nav1" href="index.php?main_page=Member Services">Membership</a></dd>
					<?php
					}
					?>
				</dl>
			</div>
		</div>
		<?php
	}
?>

What am I missing here?

[gjh42]

Use the navMain code from the original tpl_header.php that comes with Zen Cart. That checks

if ($_SESSION['customer_id']){ 

- if it is non-null, the customer is logged in.

[OrcaSoul]

Use the navMain code from the original tpl_header.php that comes with Zen Cart. That checks

if ($_SESSION['customer_id']){ 

- if it is non-null, the customer is logged in.

OK, that gives me:

<?php if ($_SESSION['customer_id']){ ?>
		<dd class="nav1"><a class="nav1" href="index.php?main_page=login">Login</a></dd>
		<dd class="nav1"><a class="nav1" href="index.php?main_page=Register">Register</a></dd>
<?php } else { ?>
		<dd class="nav1"><a class="nav1" href="index.php?main_page=logoff">Logout</a></dd>
		<dd class="nav1"><a class="nav1" href="index.php?main_page=Member Services">Membership</a></dd>
<?php } ?>

cleaner looking, but I still get all 4 selections.

[DrByte]

... but I still get all 4 selections.

If it's giving you all FOUR selections, then they're NOT coming from THAT code.

[OrcaSoul]

If it's giving you all FOUR selections, then they're NOT coming from THAT code.

OK, somehow I had an extra page that was taking priority...

That works,

Thanks!