Building a site with php

Junior WebHelper Joined: 13 Feb 2003 Posts: 8

I'm new to this and want to know how to build my site using php. A site very much like this one, or http://www.hellmouth-hyperion.com/specialstuff

My navigational menu footer menu is quite detailed and needs upating frequently so I want to use php to solve the problem of having to edit every single page... I get the feeling it kinda works like frames? But I'm not sure... if anyone could take a look at my site and give me some ideas on how to write the script I'd be very grateful, at the moment I'm stuck in the thought that it works like frames, perhaps that's why I'm having trouble getting my head around it.... Embarassed

Thanks in advance...

Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2003 3:33 pm (21 years, 2 months ago)

You wish to update the page there at:
http://www.hellmouth-hyperion.com/specialstuff
??

If yes take a look at pMachine ( http://www.pmachine.com ) and MT ( http://www.movabletype.org )

Junior WebHelper Joined: 13 Feb 2003 Posts: 8

well, I want to make it easier to update the navi menu on each page without having to go to each page and change it manually...

Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2003 3:51 pm (21 years, 2 months ago)

Well you could use:

Code:

<?
include ("navigation.php");
?>

where you want it to appear in each file. Where 'navigation.php' was the file that contained your menu. In that respect it works like frames

Junior WebHelper Joined: 13 Feb 2003 Posts: 8

So does the included page have to be php? *blush* sorry, I know I'm being dim....

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

No, it doesn't have to be PHP. However you'll probably be adding some PHP in there some day, when your knowledge of PHP gets better Smile

.

Junior WebHelper Joined: 13 Feb 2003 Posts: 8

Well, I'm having a little test play... I have a site made with frames, so I've tried to set up a site using a table to set out everything, and I've inserted the php include code to create the site.. does that make sense?

Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2003 5:09 pm (21 years, 2 months ago)

sounds Ok so far. Very Happy