Avoiding Duplicating Code

[Robb]

My header (images and a couple links), main menu, and footer are the same on all pages. Can they be
put into an external file instead of duplicated on every page?

Thanks,
Robb

 

[Nico Schuyt]

My header (images and a couple links), main menu, and footer are the
same on all pages. Can they be put into an external file instead of
duplicated on every page?

http://allmyfaqs.net/faq.pl?Include_one_file_in_another

 

[password]

My header (images and a couple links), main menu, and footer are the same on all pages. Can they be
put into an external file instead of duplicated on every page?

php and includes

make main content bit a php file
make your header menu etc a separate html file
make footer a separate html file

then at top and bottom of php page do

<?php
include('whereeveritis/header.html');
?>

php content stuff goes here
<?php
include('whereeveritis/footer.html');
?>

'whereveritis' is the route to the html files
you may have to fiddle with route to your css because the 'includes' think
(behave as if) they are where the php page is located even if they are in a
different folder

i hope that is clear

 

[Robb]

Thanks, I'll give this a try.

php and includes

make main content bit a php file
make your header menu etc a separate html file
make footer a separate html file

then at top and bottom of php page do

<?php
include('whereeveritis/header.html');
?>

php content stuff goes here
<?php
include('whereeveritis/footer.html');
?>

'whereveritis' is the route to the html files
you may have to fiddle with route to your css because the 'includes' think
(behave as if) they are where the php page is located even if they are in a
different folder

i hope that is clear