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**konetch** · 03-28-2009, 07:22 PM

I'm new at php and want to change my current html page to php. This question is probably very simple and unintelligent, but I need to know how to create an external .php file that loads on every page. But, I need each page to look slightly different.

I want the logo, the navbar,the background and the footer to all look alike on every page, but want the content to be different.

I'm not sure if this is very clear? So, if you need me to clarify the question I will try.

Thanks

-Alex Konetchy

**lizciz** · 03-28-2009, 07:49 PM

The easiest thing to do is divide your pages in a header, a footer and then content in between them. Place the header part in a file "header.php" for example, and the footer in "footer.php". On every page, do something like this

PHP Code:


			
require 'path/to/header.php';

echo "Hello! This is the content of this page.";

require 'path/to/footer.php';

**konetch** · 03-28-2009, 07:57 PM

ok if you want to look at my site it may help
http://www.konetchreport.com

I want to keep the entire site layout the same. I just want to change the body content, the posts.

How would I do this, because if I used your example it would look coarse.

**lizciz** · 03-29-2009, 05:43 AM

Lets say your site looks like this:

Code:

<html>
<head> stuff... </head>
<body>

some menu, adds, links...

<div id="content">  
Changeable content here!
</div>

some common stuff
footer with copyright and other things...
</body>
</html>

Now, extract everything from <html> to <div id="content"> and put it in a file header.php, and everything from </div> to </html> and put in a file footer.php. Then you can apply the code in my previous post.