Number problem? PHP

[joecool]

Hello, i have a small PHP script, and thought that the way i did it was a long way .. Just wondering if there is a smaller way.

Here is my code.

PHP Code:

 <?php 
  
  $newpm=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT COUNT(*) AS messages FROM privatemessage WHERE userid=$bbuserinfo[userid] AND dateline>$bbuserinfo[lastvisit] AND folderid=0 $ignoreusers");
  
  if ($newpm['messages']==0 and $bbuserinfo['userid']!=0) {
    echo("You have 0 messages");
 }elseif ($newpm['messages']==1) {
    echo("You have 1 message");
   }elseif ($newpm['messages']==2) {
    echo("You have 2 messages");
    }elseif ($newpm['messages']==3) {
    echo("You have 3 message");
  }elseif ($newpm['messages']==4) {
    echo("You have 4 messages");
    }elseif ($newpm['messages']==5) {
    echo("You have 5 messages");
    }elseif ($newpm['messages']==6) {
    echo("You have 6 messages");
    }elseif ($newpm['messages']==7) {
    echo("You have 7 messages");
    }elseif ($newpm['messages']==8) {
    echo("You have 8 messages");
    }elseif ($newpm['messages']==9) {
    echo("You have 9 messages");
    }elseif ($newpm['messages']>=10) {
    echo("You have 10+ messages");
    }else 
    echo("you are not logged in!!!");
  
?>

Basically its for a small hack, to allow people to see their messages on you homepage, but just wondered if i could make it more simple. ??? Any ideas???

[Issvar]

Yes, there are more simple ways.

One way is:

PHP Code:

if ($newpm['messages'] >= 0 && $newpm['messages'] < 10 && $bbuserinfo['userid'] != 0) {
  echo "You have $newpm['messages'] messages";
} elseif ($newpm['messages'] > 10) {
  echo "You have 10+ messages";
} else {
  echo "You are not logged in!!!"; 


If you wouldn't be using numbers, but for instance words for numbers, you would use a switch statement like:

PHP Code:

if ($bbuserinfo['userid'] != 0) {
  echo "You are not logged in!!!";
}
switch ($newpm['messages']) {
case 0: $newpms="zero"; break;
case 1: $newpms="one"; break;
case 2: $newpms="two"; break;
case 3: $newpms="three"; break;
case 4: $newpms="four"; break;
default: $newpms="four plus";
}
echo "You have $newpms messages"; 


[g-force2k2]

joecool why don't you just use...

PHP Code:

if($bbuserinfo[userid] == 0) {
  echo "You are not logged in!!!";
} else {
  if($newpm[messages] == 1) {
    $type = "message";
  } else {
    $type = "messages";
  }
  echo "You have $newpm[messages] $type!";
} 


regards...

g-force2k2

[joecool]

Thanks people.. Its all sorted now.. Cool..