Sample PHP Code for Job Application

SampleFile.php

<?php

/**
 * Function that is in charge of rendering contents to the screen. It's a function that gets called automatically by other 
 * PHP files looking for the specific keyword in the function render. It can usually accept any parameters that we might wanna pass to the
 * function.
 * 
 * @return string  
 */

function render($class = '', $class_def = '') {
    global $sess,$_db;
    $name = ($sess['auth']['fullname'] ? $sess['auth']['fullname'] : $sess['auth']['fname'].' '.$sess['auth']['lname']);
    $date = date('D, F d, Y').' | '.date('g:i a');
    $role = $sess['auth']['rolename'];
    $notifications_array = $this->getNotifications();
    $notification_data = $this->returnNotificationData($notifications_array);
    $html .= '<div class="float-right mt-1">
                <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="navbarDropdownMenuLink" role="button" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">'.$name.'</a>
                <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right bg-white" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdownMenuLink">
                    <a class="dropdown-item" href="/applicant/account?mode=list&tab=account">My Account</a>
                    <a class="dropdown-item" href="/applicant/career_office?mode=list&tab=office">My Law School</a>
                    <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Preferences</a>
                </div>
            </div>';
    $html .= '<div class="float-right mt-1">
                <div class="dropdown notifications-dropdown">
                    <button class="nav-notifications mr-5" type="button" id="notificationsMenu" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
                        ' . (($notification_data['count_unread'] > 0) ? $notification_data['count_unread'] : '<span class="icn icn-alarm"></span>') . '
                    </button>
                    <div class="dropdown-menu bg-white" data-user="' . $sess['auth']['user_id'] . '" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenuButton">
                        <div class="' . ((count_array($notifications_array)) ? 'border-bottom ' : '') . 'p-5 d-flex justify-content-between align-baseline">
                            <h2 class="heading my-0 mr-6">Notifications</h2><a href="/' . $this->getLink(strtolower($role)) . '?tab=preference"><span class="settings icn-gear"></span></a>
                        </div>
                        ' . $notification_data['html'] . '
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>';
    return $html;
}