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**hobbyhall** · 04-17-2009, 09:09 PM

Hello! Maybe someone can help me? i need a very simple php web engine. i don't want have all category index files like files.php links.php, i want have only 1 index.php and all category information are in text documents or someone else. sorry for bad english

**JeremyMiller** · 04-17-2009, 11:36 PM

How's this for a basic driver?

PHP Code:


			
<?php
$active_page = 'home';
if (!empty($_GET['page'])) {
  $desired_page = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9\-\_]/i','',$_GET['page']);
  if (file_exists($desired_page.'.html')) {
    $active_page = $desired_page;
  }
}
include $active_page.'.html';
?>

URLS are of the form index.php?page=XXX where a file called XXX.html must exist in the same directory as the HTML file.

**hobbyhall** · 06:48 AM

I understand this code needs to be in index.php file, thanks a lot you are the best, but i have 1 question, i need to xxx.html, xxx2.html information open in some <table> what i want :| how i can add to table?
sorry for stupid question, im just a newbie

**nayes84** · 04-18-2009, 11:00 AM

in that case you will need to display table tags just before including the pages
for example:

PHP Code:


			

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<table><tr><td>
 <?php
$active_page = 'home';
if (!empty($_GET['page'])) {
  $desired_page = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9\-\_]/i','',$_GET['page']);
  if (file_exists($desired_page.'.html')) {
    $active_page = $desired_page;
  }
}

include $active_page.'.html';
?>  
</td></tr></table>
</body>
</html>

**hobbyhall** · 07:32 PM

sorry im realy stupid
i create index.php and in index.php i put only this code

Code:

<?php
$active_page = 'home';
if (!empty($_GET['page'])) {
$desired_page = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9\-\_]/i','',$_GET['page']);
 if (file_exists($desired_page.'.html')) {
$active_page = $desired_page;
 }
}
 
include $active_page.'.html';
?>

and i have home.html with site design. right?
and i create xxx.html with some text only
when i go to this link localhost/index.php?page=xxx i don't see changes and i don't see tekst from xxx.html
from what line of this code reading the file xxx.html xxx2.html......
thanks for helping

**JeremyMiller** · 04-20-2009, 04:11 AM

May be a language barrier, but I'm not totally getting what you're saying.

Can you post a small set of, say 2 or 3, files showing what you've tried?

**hobbyhall** · 04-20-2009, 05:40 AM

ok let's begin:
i have index.php and in index.php i have only this lines:

Quote:

<?php
$active_page = 'home';
if (!empty($_GET['page'])) {
$desired_page = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9\-\_]/i','',$_GET['page']);
if (file_exists($desired_page.'.html')) {
$active_page = $desired_page;
}
}

include $active_page.'.html';
?>

right?

second i have home.html and in home.html i have all website design, but not this lines:

Quote:

<?php
$active_page = 'home';
if (!empty($_GET['page'])) {
$desired_page = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9\-\_]/i','',$_GET['page']);
if (file_exists($desired_page.'.html')) {
$active_page = $desired_page;
}
}

include $active_page.'.html';
?>

right?

and i have xxx.html only with some text, and when i go to url localhost/index.php?page=xxx I don't see text from xxx.html. Why?

**hobbyhall** · 04-20-2009, 06:42 PM

please give answer someone

**JeremyMiller** · 04-20-2009, 07:13 PM

I'm having problems with my localhost server and running a chkdsk on the system. Sorry, but you'll have to wait until that comp is back up for me to help.

**JeremyMiller** · 04-21-2009, 03:46 PM

I have attached a file which demonstrates exactly what I wrote above. Hopefully this will help you figure out what went wrong.

**rogerchin85** · 04-21-2009, 03:47 PM

what is the difference between this and using singular files like home.html, about.html, etc.?

**JeremyMiller** · 04-21-2009, 04:13 PM

In this setup, nothing. Usually what one would want to do is separate the template from the content. That gives you the added advantage of being able to change the layout without affecting the content.

The attached file provides an example of the type of structure I'm talking about.