At 08:10 AM 6/22/2006, Ryan A wrote:
Hi,
A pal of mine needed some help on his project, he is
using a "header" and "footer" file to "template" his
project... but its gotten a bit complicated as he has
a few dynamic parts in the header and footer files, so
I told him to go with a proper templating method of
templating the whole page rather than includ()ing the
top and bottom.
After having a better look at his scripts, I am just
not sure if something big (like SMARTY for instance)
would be good for him. He just needs maybe 5 template
pages, same pages, different color.
Searching google I see literally hundreds of
"templating solutions" can anyone recommend a simple
one or should I tell him to just use str_replace() for
tags like: {{menu_here}} {{header_here} etc?
Something like SMARTY would be like using a nuke to
kill a fly (IMHO) esp since this project will not
expand to anything much bigger or complicated.
Thanks!
Ryan
Ryan,
Don't forget, PHP itself is a templating language. Just do a standard page,
with includes for headers and footers, menus, and content.
If he wants to change colour, then load a different stylesheet for a given
page or content section.
This way he can use the tool that's right in front of him, he's not adding
another layer, he does not have to learn another "language" - the template
system written in PHP, and he hones his PHP skills.
Whew! Hope this is helpful.
Regards - Miles
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