Embeding PHP inside HTML documents

Orc · 01-18-2008, 04:08 PM

How would I go about embeding PHP inside HTML Documents? Such as variables?

I do not want to use an .HTACCESS

Considering this I need it for my new site which has almost everything written in PHP using variables and functions.
Such as I have a variable named:

PHP Code:


			
$site_title

which gives the title, how would I embed this var inside an HTML document? Is it considered something as the Smarty Engine?

@James

xenon · 01-18-2008, 04:18 PM

Capture the output of the file into the buffer, then just echo it. Like so:

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ob_start();
require $template_file;
$template_contents_parsed = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

echo/return $template_contents_parsed;

This is the path I've chosen (over Smarty-like "template engines" and php function based templates). It's very fast, very useful, and extremely flexible. You can go with what ever suits you, just think of your needs first.

Orc · 01-18-2008, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xenon

Capture the output of the file into the buffer, then just echo it. Like so:

PHP Code:


			
ob_start();

require $template_file;

$template_contents_parsed = ob_get_contents();

ob_end_clean();



echo/return $template_contents_parsed;

Brilliant! Thankz you

xenon · 01-18-2008, 04:25 PM

You may also want to see extract if you're going to create a library (aka class).

RobertK · 01-18-2008, 06:12 PM

I like your method, Xenon, I hadn't gotten to that point just yet. Though I have used that method for caching sections. Thanks for posting it.

sketchMedia · 01-18-2008, 06:29 PM

that code snippet can be made shorter i believe:

PHP Code:


			
ob_start(); 
require $template_file; 
echo ob_get_clean(); //(or return)

ob_get_clean() executes both ob_get_contents() and ob_end_clean() automatically

Orc · 01-18-2008, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sketchMedia

that code snippet can be made shorter i believe:

PHP Code:


			
ob_start(); 

require $template_file; 

echo ob_get_clean(); //(or return)

ob_get_clean() executes both ob_get_contents() and ob_end_clean() automatically

Thanks! I'll update my code!

UPDATE:

PHP Code:


			
   // Grab the html files

 public    function html_grab($html.".html") 

    {

         if (    file_exists($html.".html")       )

      {

             ob_start();

             include $site_path."/html/".$html.".html";

           $tpl_content_parse =ob_get_clean();



             return $tpl_content_parse;

          }

            else die("The HTML Document currently does not exist");

        }





// Thus I just use the function e.g. html_grab("header")

You're more than welcome to update any code that should necessary/helps!

sketchMedia · 01-18-2008, 06:59 PM

PHP Code:


			
public function html_grab($html)
{
    file_exists($html . '.html') or die('The HTML Document currently does not exsist');
    ob_start();
    include $site_path . "/html/" . $html . ".html";
    return ob_get_clean();
}

I've tidied it up abit:

PHP Code:


			
$html.".html"

cannot be in the function parameters, plus if it did work it would be pointless.

PHP Code:


			
           $tpl_content_parse =ob_get_clean(); 

             return $tpl_content_parse;

removed this as there is no need for the temp variable, just return the HTML from ob_get_clean();

to use:

PHP Code:


			
echo html_grab('testfileorwatever');

unless you change 'return' for echo but u proably already know that, bah i need coffee

Orc · 01-18-2008, 07:10 PM

I'm a bit sick today so I cannot really complete much of my code, much less my sentences >.< need some tea