Menu class PHP script error

I am editing the header.html file in the /templates folder - what I would like to do is check if the URL is either /signup.php or /member.php and then style the menu current state accordingly.

Here is the script:

PHP:

<?php
$path = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
$file = basename($path, ".php"); // $file is set to "index"
?>
<?php if($file == 'member'){ echo 'current'; } ?>
<?php if($file == 'signup'){ echo 'current'; } ?>

The first portion works fine but the IF statements do not, seems to be a Smarty error.

Anyone know the correct syntax for aMember?

PHP:

<?php
$path = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
$file = basename($path, ".php"); // $file is set to "index"
echo $file; //Check variable contents
exit;
?>
<?php if($file == 'member.php'){ echo 'current'; } ?> //added .php
<?php if($file == 'signup.php'){ echo 'current'; } ?> //added .php


Firstly I would always suggest, if something fails to work is check what a variable ACTUALLY contains and have added the echo $file as a check.

With your actual code you have joined the 'path' to '.php' to form 'member.php' or 'signup.php' so the if will always fail!

Also please use:

{php}
//...
{/php}

within Smarty templates instead of

<?php
//...
?>

Hi thehpmc, thanks, I already had checked the output and it contains either "member" or "signup" rather than member.php or signup.php.

aser, thanks for the correct Smarty usage - I now have this which works correctly on a list menu item:

PHP:

{php} 
$path = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; 
$file = basename($path, ".php"); //$file is set to member or signup 
{/php}

<ul id="nav">
<li><a href="domain.com/members/member.php" {php} if($file == 'member'){ echo 'class="current"'; } {/php} title="My account page">Login &amp; My Account</a></li>
<li><a href="domain.com/members/signup.php" {php} if($file == 'signup'){ echo 'class="current"'; } {/php} title="Signup ">Signup</a></li>

Hope it helps someone else...thanks for your help!