Thread: How to alternate background colour of rows

Hi Folks,

We have managed to gather the data from MySQL to veiw as seen at www.gnjgf.co.za/watflip.php

I would however like to create the option of perhaps showing the data as I can show from the link at http://uploads.saga.co.za/rankings/rateindx.htm

The rows alternate in colour.

If there is someone out there who can help I look forward to your replies.

good info..thanx

Hi Folks,

In my efforts to get this to work - I am now receiveing an error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function row_color() in /home/******/public_html/gnjgf/watflip.php on line 111

I would appreciate it if someone could help in this regard

I can't know what you have done, as you seem to be calling a non defined function.

Anyway, there are also very simple ways to do this directly in your table <td> definition.

You add a counter ($i) which autoincrements by 1 for each row.
Then you add this code (just an example):

$bgcolor1 = "#222224";
$bgcolor2 = "#808080";
$bgcolor = $bgcolor1;
if($i%2 == "0"){
$bgcolor = $bgcolor2;
}


And in your <td> definition you add this:

echo '....your code

<td bgcolor="'.$bgcolor.'"> rest of cel code....

... rest of code....

Hi George,

Thanks for the info - I will have a look at it and see if I can get it to work better.

My big difficulty is identifying exactly where to place this info.

Let me try and if I get stuck I will post agian

Hi Rob,

Just to throw a spanner in the works but i know you are busy with the script. Are you not openning yourself up to member complaints, by showing their contact details... it's an online golfers database now. LOL

We seem to get enough calls from telesales people who always call at the wrong time in SA.

Hi Andrew,

Your sentiments are exactly the same as mine and I agree with you whole heartedly.

This page is my test page and once complete you will need to use a login to access. The page name will also be changing to be included to the site better and other applications that will be coming.

My php skills being very limited the process is extremly slow - I not complaining - i am learning

Hope all is well down there.

Hi George,

I have found this text which seems to be similar:
<?php

$color1="#FFFFCC"; //First Colour
$color2="none"; // Second Colour
$row_count=0; //Set row_count to 0
while($m=mysql_fetch_array($quey1)) //SQL query
{
$row_count++;//Counts row_count
$row_color = ($row_count % 2) ? $color1 : $color2; //Gets the colour to be used
print "<tr style='background:{$row_color}'> //Sets the row colour.
}

If so where would I insert it.

I have tried your method but dont get any where near the required result.

Any other views would be most welcome

Rob, it depends on the rest of your code, how can i ever know it ?

Usually the first part (the two colors definition) goes before the loop, the counter part (i said $i, you say $row_count, the concept is the same) goes before or immediately after the <table> definition:

code................
$bgcolor1 = "#222224";
$bgcolor2 = "#808080";
echo'
<table id=.......... etc>';
while(....loop){
$bgcolor = $bgcolor1;
if($i&#37;2 == "0"){
$bgcolor = $bgcolor2;
}
echo '<tr>
<td bgcolor = '.$bgcolor.'>cell content.........
</tr>
more <td>'s...................of the same recordset
';
}
echo '<table>';


etc

Hi George,

I have it working - thank you