Changing sidebar.php and footer.php depending on URL

Question

I posed a similar question a few days back, but perhaps I put the question a bit incorrectly.

I would like my footer.php and sidebar.php to change depending on the URL. If URL contains /ru then show show ru-footer.php else show default footer (footer.php). The same should happen with the sidebar.

If it is possible, could you lead me step by step. Thank you

Answer 1

So, this is how I did it and it works.

<?php $url = $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"];
if (strpos($url, "/ru/"))  {
    $div_id = "logo_top_ru" .$contnet;
}else {
    $div_id = "logo_top_en" .$contnet;
}  
?>
<div id="<?php echo $div_id ?>"></div>

Enjoy

Answer 2

If you will really use the URL as switcher then use the predefined variable of PHP $_SERVER. If you are new in the PHP world, use the function var_dump( $_SERVER ); to understand, what is inside the variable on which key for your right solution. Also you can read the fine documentation about the variable: $_SERVER.

Answer 3

you can simply use the $pagename variable...

$pos = strpos($pagename, "ru");
if ($pos !== false) {
     // ru specific content
} else {
     // default content
}