Include .html file?

[Greenwhaler]

Hi all,

I'm trying to include a .html file within the template in vbulletin. The file contains a menu which is regularly updated, and therefore more easily maintained using one file that is updated and included in any page that requires it.

I've tried the standard:

<?php include("/include/menu.html"); ?>

But it just wont work. When i look in the source code for the page once it is displayed in a browser, the php hasn't even been parsed and the actual code is there for all to see...

Please help?!

Thanks

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<a href="http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/main/templates_externalfiles" target="_blank">http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/m..._externalfiles</a>

[Greenwhaler]

Dead link?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Nope, not a dead link.

[punchbowl]

You could use an iframe if you're including your own stuff that you know is safe.

I've done it a few times but the whole allow html permissions will be the big issue.

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What about including files on the fly though Marco(or anyone)? I have a table produced for each member that I don't want to drag from the db as it's updated less than it'll be accessed. It would be named [userid]table.txt so if user 18 went to the page it would include 18table.txt for user 18 and so on - even if it was plain text with no html what would be the easiest way to include it

OR

I'm I reinventing the wheel and should be looking for a caching solution - and if so where?

Cheers

[Dismounted]

Fetch the file via a plugin and assign the data to a variable. Then use that variable in your templates.

[amnesia623]

I am using this in multiple locations on my forums to import rss feeds using rss2html

[Dismounted]

Then use multiple plugins.

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