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ldivinag · May 12, 2006, 21:24

so i have a html template file something like

PHP Code:


<html>



<head>



</head>

<body>

<?php 

include ("left_side_nav.inc");

?>

Hello, my name is ~firstname~    

</body>

</html>

lets call that "template.php"

and then i have a script that goes something like:

PHP Code:


$temp = file ("template.php");

$temp_file = implode ("\n", $temp);



$firstname = "joe";



$temp_file = eregi_replace ("~firstname~", $firstname, $temp_file);



echo ($temp_file);

problem is that since i ECHO the file, the INCLUDED script (like the left_side_nav.inc) in the PHP section doesnt actually get parsed...

the web page shows correctly BUT NOT the INCLUDEd part. the EREGI_REPLACE does the job...

i hate to make a messy file by combining the two scripts into one...

HELP.......

thanks...

Dan Grossman · May 12, 2006, 21:54

Choose one convention and stick with it
- Putting PHP code into the template
OR
- Putting identifiers into the template you later replace

For this specific situation:
- Put "$firstname" in the template, and include() the template rather than echoing its contents
OR
- Put "~left_side_nav~" into the template, and replace that with the contents of your nav file

deregular · May 12, 2006, 21:59

Im having trouble with something along the same lines...

I like to keep functions in a seperate file and include the file wherever i may need those functions.

The problem is some of the functions deal with variables that are in the main pages... ie..

"Passing variables to the function that is included, and then spitting out results accordingly.."

PHP is simply not passing the variable to the included function, there has to be a way around this... Can anyone help?

UFTimmy · May 12, 2006, 22:00

Two solutions.

1. Pass the variables as arguments (prefered).
2. Declare the variables as global within the function.

May 12, 2006, 21:24	#1
ldivinag SitePoint Evangelist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: N37 33* W122 3* Posts: 413	templates, ECHOing issues... so i have a html template file something like PHP Code: `<html> <head> </head> <body> <?php include ("left_side_nav.inc"); ?> Hello, my name is ~firstname~ </body> </html>` lets call that "template.php" and then i have a script that goes something like: PHP Code: `$temp = file ("template.php"); $temp_file = implode ("\n", $temp); $firstname = "joe"; $temp_file = eregi_replace ("~firstname~", $firstname, $temp_file); echo ($temp_file);` problem is that since i ECHO the file, the INCLUDED script (like the left_side_nav.inc) in the PHP section doesnt actually get parsed... the web page shows correctly BUT NOT the INCLUDEd part. the EREGI_REPLACE does the job... i hate to make a messy file by combining the two scripts into one... HELP....... thanks...

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May 12, 2006, 21:54	#2
Dan Grossman Follow Me On Twitter: @djg Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Philadephia, PA Posts: 19,741	Choose one convention and stick with it - Putting PHP code into the template OR - Putting identifiers into the template you later replace For this specific situation: - Put "$firstname" in the template, and include() the template rather than echoing its contents OR - Put "~left_side_nav~" into the template, and replace that with the contents of your nav file

May 12, 2006, 21:59	#3
deregular SitePoint Zealot Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: australia Posts: 152	Im having trouble with something along the same lines... I like to keep functions in a seperate file and include the file wherever i may need those functions. The problem is some of the functions deal with variables that are in the main pages... ie.. "Passing variables to the function that is included, and then spitting out results accordingly.." PHP is simply not passing the variable to the included function, there has to be a way around this... Can anyone help?

May 12, 2006, 22:00	#4
UFTimmy SitePoint Guru Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Orlando Posts: 633	Two solutions. 1. Pass the variables as arguments (prefered). 2. Declare the variables as global within the function.