<li class="active">
    <a href="<?php echo web_root;?>res/gate?b=home" title="Dashboard" data-filter-tags="Dashboard">
        <i class="fa fa-dashboard"></i>
        <span class="nav-link-text">Dashboard</span>
    </a>
</li>

<li>
    <a href="<?php echo web_root;?>res/gate?b=extnreq" title="Requests" data-filter-tags="Requests">
        <i class="fa fa-exchange"></i>
        <span class="nav-link-text">Request(s)</span>
    </a>
</li>
