variable name in includes statement problem

adr2020 · #1 (**permalink**) 02-24-10, 02:46 PM

I would like to use variable names for include statement & title tag info.

index.php

PHP Code:


			
<?php
$pagetitle = "Mysite - Home";
$bodycontent = "index.htm";
include("bodycontent.php");
?>

Then,

PHP Code:


			
<html><head>
<?php <title>$pagetitle</title> ?>
</head>

<body>

<?php include("includes/top.htm") ?>
<table>
    <?php include("includes/left.htm") ?>
    <?php include("includes/")$bodycontent; ?>
</table>
<?php include("includes/bottom.htm") ?>
</body></html>

The index page doesnt show anything. The reason I'd like to use variable names for the title & include file is so I dont have to change the page structure code on all the separate PHP pages, so they all look to "include" the pagecontent. What needs to be corrected in the code to have it work?
Alan (kind of newbie)

job0107 · #2 (**permalink**) 02-24-10, 03:40 PM

Try it like this:

PHP Code:


			
<?php
$pagetitle = "Mysite - Home";
$bodycontent = "index.htm";
include("bodycontent.php");
?>
<html>
<head>
<?php echo "<title>$pagetitle</title>"; ?>
</head>
<body>
<?php include("includes/top.htm") ?>
<table>
<?php include("includes/left.htm") ?>
<?php include("includes/$bodycontent"); ?>
</table>
<?php include("includes/bottom.htm") ?>
</body>
</html>

adr2020 · #3 (**permalink**) 02-25-10, 11:07 AM

Jerry, Thanks. The echo $pagetitle shows. All the includes are showing now, but the following code line:
<?php include("includes/$bodycontent"); ?>

Any idea how to resolve this?

adr2020 · #4 (**permalink**) 02-25-10, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adr2020

Jerry, Thanks. The echo $pagetitle shows. All the includes are showing now, but the following code line:
<?php include("includes/$bodycontent"); ?>

Any idea how to resolve this?

I even changed (index.php) code line to define the path: $bodycontent = "includes/index.htm";

and changed (bodycontent.php) code line to use only the variable: <?php include $bodycontent; ?>

It still doesnt show the contents of where the variable $bodycontent is referring to 'index.htm'

Any idea how to resolve this?

Thanks for your advise Jerry (or anyone from the Hotscripts Forum Community)

job0107 · #5 (**permalink**) 02-26-10, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adr2020

I even changed (index.php) code line to define the path: $bodycontent = "includes/index.htm";

and changed (bodycontent.php) code line to use only the variable: <?php include $bodycontent; ?>

It still doesnt show the contents of where the variable $bodycontent is referring to 'index.htm'

Any idea how to resolve this?

Thanks for your advise Jerry (or anyone from the Hotscripts Forum Community)

What you are saying here doesn't seem to make a lot of sense yet.

This is what the contents of my "index.htm" file looks like:

HTML Code:

<h1>This is index.htm</h1>

I have a directory called "test" and in the "test" directory I have a directory called "includes".
Also in the "test" directory I have the file called "index.php" which has my code in it and there should also be a file called "bodycontent.php".
And in the "includes" directory I have the file called "index.htm".
Also in the "includes" directory there should be the files called "top.htm", "left.htm" and "bottom.htm".
I don't understand what the file "bodycontent.php" is used for.

This is the contents of the file "index.php".

PHP Code:


			
<?php
$pagetitle = "Mysite - Home";
$bodycontent = "index.htm";
include("bodycontent.php");
?>
<html>
<head>
<?php echo "<title>$pagetitle</title>"; ?>
</head>
<body>
<?php include("includes/top.htm") ?>
<table>
<?php include("includes/left.htm"); ?> 
<?php include("includes/$bodycontent"); ?>
</table>
<?php include("includes/bottom.htm") ?>
</body>
</html>

But the contents of "index.php" probably should look like this:

PHP Code:


			
<?php
$pagetitle = "Mysite - Home";
$bodycontent = "index.htm";
?>
<html>
<head>
<?php echo "<title>$pagetitle</title>"; ?>
</head>
<body>
<?php include("includes/top.htm") ?>
<table>
<?php include("includes/left.htm") ?>
<?php include("includes/$bodycontent"); ?>
</table>
<?php include("includes/bottom.htm") ?>
</body>
</html>

If I were to set this up, I would have the file "index.php" in my root directory.
Also in my root directory I would have a directory called "includes".
And in my "includes" directory I would have the files "top.htm", "left.htm", "bodycontent.htm" and "bottom.htm".
And then the contents of my "index.php" file would look like this:

PHP Code:


			
<?php
$pagetitle = "Mysite - Home";
$bodycontent = "bodycontent.htm";
?>
<html>
<head>
<?php echo "<title>$pagetitle</title>"; ?>
</head>
<body>
<?php include("includes/top.htm"); ?>
<table>
<?php 
include("includes/left.htm");
include("includes/$bodycontent"); 
?>
</table>
<?php include("includes/bottom.htm") ?>
</body>
</html>

Ok, I see other problems.
Look at your includes.
They are missing some punctuation.
They are missing the semicolons.
I don't see why I didn't see that before.
My bad.

adr2020 · #6 (**permalink**) 03-13-10, 06:25 PM

Jerry, Thanks. Yes, it all works like a charm. I've been meaning to get back to you, but I've been taking a "fast track" class & have been swamped. Thank you soooooo much for your guidance on this code. It works awesome!

job0107 · #7 (**permalink**) 03-14-10, 09:53 PM

Your very welcome. Glad I could be of assistance.