thnx ;-)
this really is shorter, and easier to use... !!!
M. Sokolewicz wrote:
Rens Admiraal wrote:
Hi Todd,
Maybe I can show you a technique which is real helpful to me...
You can make a HTML file which you use as template, and add some
standard strings (character chains) to it... Like [TIME], or
[ACTIVE_USER]... When you open the HTML document in your browser, you
can see where your time and active user have to appear. All you now
have to do is find a way to replace those strings... When I hear the
words replace and strings together I have to think about the
str_replace() function... But, str_replace needs a string as
haysteck, so you have to get the source of your HTML in a string...
How to do that?
That's easy... You can read a file line for line with the file()
function, this returns an array... but, an array isn't what you want,
you want 1 string... so you use the implode() function to make it 1
string
This string you can use as haysteck, and echo it later...
I think it may be a little much info, so, here an example:
*template.html
*<html>
<head>
<title>[TITLE]</title>
</head>
<body>
[BODY]
</body>
</html>
*script.php*
<?php
$template_string = implode(" ", file ("template.html") );
$template_string = str_replace ("[TITLE]", "This is a script using
templates", $template_string);
$template_string = str_replace ("[BODY]", "Body text",
$template_string);
echo $template_string;
?>
The shorter way for Script.php if you have amny strings to replace is:
<?php
$template_string = implode(" ", file ("template.html") );
$replaces = array ("[TITLE]" => "this is a script using
templates",
"[BODY]" => "Body text");
foreach ($replaces as $string => $value)
{
$template_string = str_replace ($string, $value,
$string_template);
}
echo $template_string;
?>
easier/shorter would be:
<?php
$template_string = implode("\n", file('template.file'));
$replaces = array('[TITLE]'=>'a title', '[BODY]'=>'something else');
echo str_replace(array_keys($replaces), array_values($replaces),
$template_string); // (array_values() isn't really required here)
?>
Raditha Dissanayake wrote:
Todd Alexander wrote:
Hello all,
I am a complete newbie to php so apologies for what I'm sure is a
simple/dumb question. I want to use php to include another html
doc in
an existing set of documents. In other words "123.html" will use
php to
call on "abc.html" so I can make changes to abc.html and have it
update
on all my pages.
You have struck upon a pretty standard technique you will need to
look at the include() or require() functions to persue this further.
There is a subtle difference between the two but when you are
getting started the difference does not really matter all that much.
On most webservers you will need to name your 123 file not as
123.html but as 123.php or 123.phtml abc.html can continue to be
abc.html
Again I realize this is a complete newbie question but I appreciate
any
help you have.
Todd
