viewStory.php

<!--Previously we were retrieving an array of stories, but here we're only getting one.-->

<?php
require_once 'classes/Connection.php';
require_once 'classes/Story.php';
require_once 'classes/Util.php';


try{

/*The $_GET method checks the URL for any 'id' parameters.*/
 var_dump($_GET['id']);

$story = Story::find($_GET['id']);

    if($story === false)
    {
        throw new Exception("Story not found");
    }
    else{
        /*These are the same as we have in our test.php foreach loop, just this time we only want to see them once.*/
        $category = Util::selectById('categories',$story->category_id);
        $author = Util::selectById('authors',$story->author_id);
    }
}


catch(Exception $e){

    die("Exception: " . $e->getMessage());


}


?>


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">


<head>


    <title>News Site</title>

    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/grid.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/style.css">
</head>

<body>

    <div>

        <label>Headline: </label>
        <? = $story->headline ?>

    </div>

</body>

</html>