How do I do this in php

[marc100]

This is a very basic question and since I know 0 about php, I dont know how to do it


I have 30 different "if" conditions and I dont know how to do them properly.
Its for a shopping website.
I want to say If the category is Shoes, then print "Shoes" on the screen. If The category is Belts, print Belts.

I need it to run fast because my site is busy and I dont want it to slow my site down.

This is what I have now, but for 30 different categories:


< ?php
if (is_category('Shoes')) {
echo "Shoes";
}
?>


< ?php
if (is_category('Belts')) {
echo "Belts";
}
?>


< ?php
if (is_category('Ties')) {
echo "Ties";
}
?>

< ?php
if (is_category('tshirts')) {
echo "tshirts";
}
?>

< ?php
if (is_category('Socks')) {
echo "Socks";
}
?>

and so on and so on.

See the problem? I start and stop 30 different programs right at the top of the page.
Anyone know how I can make that all into 1 big program, instead of a lot of little programs? so it runs faster?

thanks for any help!