What are some best practices for highlighting the currently selected link in a navigation menu using PHP?

To highlight the currently selected link in a navigation menu using PHP, you can add a conditional statement to check if the current page matches the link in the menu. If they match, you can apply a CSS class to style the selected link differently. This can help users easily identify their current location on the website. 

<?php
$current_page = basename($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
$menu_items = array(
    'Home' => 'index.php',
    'About' => 'about.php',
    'Services' => 'services.php',
    'Contact' => 'contact.php'
);

foreach ($menu_items as $label => $url) {
    $class = ($current_page == $url) ? 'active' : '';
    echo '<a href="' . $url . '" class="' . $class . '">' . $label . '</a>';
}
?>

Keywords

PHP navigation menu highlight currently selected link CSS styling

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