How to best manage a site with multiple pages containing a similar layout ?

[adam_shep]

Another option...

Dreamweaver allows you to create templates that can be applied to multiple pages. You simply create a template for one type of page layout, and then you can use it over and over for as many pages as possible. When you make a change to the template, it gets applied to all the pages using it.

Adam

[av1998]

Hi,

I am wondering about the most efficient way to organize and manage a website consisting of multiple pages using the same navigation bars, layout style and etc.

Please advise. Thank you.

[TWTCommish]

It depends...if you just need the navbars the same, and won't be serving up dynamic content, just use SSI...

Otherwise, checkout the PHP/SQL tutorial (Part 5) on the mainpage of SitePoint.com...it'll walk you through databasing your site.



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[TWTCommish]

Dream Templates sound useful, but I usually advise people to use SSI/SQL if possible...always better to be less reliant on a program if possible...



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[Timothy]

I agree.

Personally I prefer SSI. It's easy to implement and it works, but if you get to complex with it, it can really slow things down and I'd go with a database solution.

Timothy

[Doc]

I personally use FP includes.. very handy. I update one file, and every page is changed. I realize this is a crappy way of doing this, but I haven't taken the time to learn PHP yet. Yes, I know I should.

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