Comments on: PHP Header Include – Saving development time http://nickduncan.co.za/php-header-include-%e2%80%93-saving-development-time/ The online marketing go-to guy Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:08:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anton http://nickduncan.co.za/php-header-include-%e2%80%93-saving-development-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1425 Anton Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:00:26 +0000 http://nickduncan.co.za/?p=16#comment-1425 Thanks man! Been looking for this for a LONG time!  Thanks man! Been looking for this for a LONG time! 

]]> By: Devsta http://nickduncan.co.za/php-header-include-%e2%80%93-saving-development-time/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Devsta Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:09:28 +0000 http://nickduncan.co.za/?p=16#comment-6 A More versatile Method for dynamic content: You have to use sessions header.php: ------------ <pre lang="php"> <title> <?php if (isset($_SESSION["title"]) && trim($_SESSION["title"]) != "") {   echo $_SESSION["title"]; } else echo "My Default Title" ?> </title> <meta name="description" content="<? if (isset($_SESSION["desctag"])) { echo ($_SESSION["desctag"]); unset($_SESSION["desctag"]); } else { echo "Default Description"; } ?> </pre>   index.php ------------- <pre lang="php"> <?php ob_start(); // Require the body, which will (try to) set a different title for each page require('body.php'); $body = ob_get_contents(); // End output buffering ob_end_clean(); ob_start(); //require the header file require "header.php";   $header = ob_get_contents(); ob_end_clean(); echo $header; echo $body; require "footer.php"; ?> </pre>   Then on any page included set the two session variables <pre lang="php"> <?php $_SESSION['title'] = 'Hompage of www.site.co.za'; $_SESSION['desctag'] = 'Description of page goes here'; ?> </pre> A More versatile Method for dynamic content:

You have to use sessions

header.php:
————

<title>
<?php 
 
if (isset($_SESSION["title"]) && trim($_SESSION["title"]) != "") 
{   
 echo $_SESSION["title"]; 
} 
else 
 echo "My Default Title"
 
?>
</title>
<meta name="description" content="<? 
 
if (isset($_SESSION["desctag"])) 
{ 
 echo ($_SESSION["desctag"]);
 unset($_SESSION["desctag"]);
} else {
 echo "Default Description";
}
?>

 
index.php
————-

<?php
ob_start(); 
// Require the body, which will (try to) set a different title for each page 
require('body.php'); 
$body = ob_get_contents(); 
// End output buffering 
ob_end_clean(); 
 
ob_start(); 
//require the header file 
require "header.php";   
$header = ob_get_contents(); 
ob_end_clean(); 
 
echo $header;
 
echo $body;
require "footer.php";
?>

 
Then on any page included set the two session variables

<?php
$_SESSION['title'] = 'Hompage of www.site.co.za';
$_SESSION['desctag'] = 'Description of page goes here';
?>
]]> By: Arné http://nickduncan.co.za/php-header-include-%e2%80%93-saving-development-time/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Arné Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:50:45 +0000 http://nickduncan.co.za/?p=16#comment-5 This works well enough for simple sites. I prefer using templates, or template engines like Smarty to handle this for me.  You setup your template with different areas and push your content into the correct areas. I found that the engine performances are very good and you rarely even need to tweak. This works well enough for simple sites.

I prefer using templates, or template engines like Smarty to handle this for me.  You setup your template with different areas and push your content into the correct areas.

I found that the engine performances are very good and you rarely even need to tweak.

]]> By: Relic Viper http://nickduncan.co.za/php-header-include-%e2%80%93-saving-development-time/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Relic Viper Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:47:20 +0000 http://nickduncan.co.za/?p=16#comment-4 This is a great way to speed up the maintenance on sites. And its extremely easy for any designer to make use of. here is another way that you can make use of it. <pre lang="php"> <?php $array = array( "index.php"         => "Home page title", "contact_us.php"     => "Contact us", "products.php"     => "Products Page", "about_us.php"     => "About us" ); ?> <title><?php echo $array[$cpage]; ?></title> </pre> This is a great way to speed up the maintenance on sites. And its extremely easy for any designer to make use of.
here is another way that you can make use of it.

<?php
$array = array(
 "index.php"         => "Home page title",
 "contact_us.php"     => "Contact us",
 "products.php"     => "Products Page",
 "about_us.php"     => "About us"
);
?>
 
<title><?php echo $array[$cpage]; ?></title>
]]>