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PHP PHP Arrays and Control Structures PHP Conditionals Switch Statements

Posted by Biniam Adugna
Biniam Adugna
3,578 Points

Add a check for the role of "editor" and display the following message: As an editor, you can add or edit any post, and

i need help please

switch.php 
<?php
//Available roles: admin, editor, author, subscriber
if (!isset($role)) {
    $role = 'subscriber';
}

if ($role != 'admin') {
    echo "You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administrator.";
} else {


    switch ($role) {
      case 'admin':
        echo "As an admin, you can add, edit, or delete any post.";
        break ;      

         case 'editor':
        echo "As an editor, you can add or edit any post , and delete your own posts.";
        break ;

      case 'author':
        echo "As an author, you can add, edit, or delete your own post.";
        break ;



      default:
        echo "You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administrator.";
       break ;
    }
}
andrewgabriel
andrewgabriel
18,106 Points
andrewgabriel
andrewgabriel
18,106 Points

Isn't it already checked in the second switch statement inside the else?

Ash Laidlaw
Ash Laidlaw
2,795 Points

I think the issue is that if the initial "if" statement holds true, the switch statements will never run. So, if $role isn't the admin, it will print "You do not have access to this page. Please contact your administrator." regardless of what the role is.

To have different statements display, remove the "if" statement and change it all to either switch/case statements or if/then statements. Basically,

switch($role) {
    case "admin":
        echo "As an admin, you can add, edit, or delete any post.";
        break;
    case "editor":
        echo "As an editor, you can add or edit any post , and delete your own posts.";
        break;

...and so on. Hope that helps!