Please Help! phpinclude_start gone...

[ThePimp]

I just upgraded to Beta4, and my PHP Includes Start has disappeared. This section housed my PHP code that included my banner rotator.

I need the variable $banner to be evaulated as:
include("location/banner.php");

So, that in my header template, I can place the $banner variable and have it include my banner rotator.

Can someone please explain how to do this?

Thank you in advance!

[Zachery]

Yes it is!

Use the hook "global_start" isntead :)

[Xenon]

when will the devs bring that template back?

when you include different headers in different styles, it's not nice to have styleids hardcoded in the global hook.

phpinclude is needed!

[ThePimp]

Yes it is!

Use the hook "global_start" isntead :)

Yes, I have read about that, but it doesn't seem to work.

I start a new plugin called "banner", hooked to global_start...
In that plugin, I put:
include("location/banner.php");

I have also tried:
$banner=include("location/banner.php");

Neither work when called as $banner in any of the pages. (The reason I'm asking for help.)

Thanks in advance.

[merk]

try using $GLOBALS['banner'].

Also, did your banner script use output buffering in phpinclude? You will still need to do that in global_start.

[ThePimp]

try using $GLOBALS['banner'].

Also, did your banner script use output buffering in phpinclude? You will still need to do that in global_start.


I opened the header template and changed $banner to $GLOBALS['banner']... And get the following error:

The following error occurred when attempting to evaluate this template:

Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_STRING' or `T_VARIABLE' or `T_NUM_STRING' in /web/www.mysite.com/html/includes/adminfunctions_template.php(3504) : eval()'d code on line 59

This is likely caused by a malformed conditional statement. It is highly recommended that you fix this error before continuing, but you may continue as-is if you wish.

Still looking for a solution for this, does anyone have a way to do this?

[merk]

Sorry.

$GLOBALS[banner].

[ThePimp]

Sorry.

$GLOBALS[banner].

Hmm... Ok, I tried that and can get some sort of an output, but the "include" function doesn't seem to work.

$banner=include('file.php'); (Doesn't work, it just doesn't show up)

include('file.php'); (there is no variable to be called using this)

I've tried a few different ways, and can't seem to include a file with the Global_Start for some reason.

Any other suggestions? I'm using PHPAdsNew and outputting a PHP file for the rotation.

[ThePimp]

Anyone?

[Link14716]

ob_start();
include("location/banner.php");
$banner = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

Use $banner in your header template.

[ThePimp]

ob_start();
include("location/banner.php");
$banner = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

Use $banner in your header template.

So, the ob_start code works in the plugin system? Just set it up the same as before, but put it in the plugin, hooked to the GLOBAL_START?

[amykhar]

If you would rather have a template, you could have a plugin that evaluates the template.

[Link14716]

So, the ob_start code works in the plugin system? Just set it up the same as before, but put it in the plugin, hooked to the GLOBAL_START?

Yes. Everything* works in the plugin system.

*Just about.

[mikexxx]

Any other suggestions? I'm using PHPAdsNew and outputting a PHP file for the rotation.


I'm also using PHPAdsNew. Is this working for you? I am still having problems whit it.

ob_start();

if (@include(getenv('DOCUMENT_ROOT').'http://www.mydomain.com/phpads/phpadsnew.inc.php'))
{
if (!isset($phpAds_context))
{
$phpAds_context = array();
$phpAds_raw = view_raw ('zone:1', 0, '', '', '0', $phpAds_context);

$phpAds_context2 = array();
$phpAds_raw2 = view_raw ('zone:2', 0, '', '', '0', $phpAds_context2);

$phpAds_context3 = array();
$phpAds_raw3 = view_raw ('zone:3', 0, '', '', '0', $phpAds_context3);

$phpAds_context4 = array();
$phpAds_raw4 = view_raw ('zone:4', 0, '', '', '0', $phpAds_context4);

$phpAds_context7 = array();
$phpAds_raw7 = view_raw ('zone:7', 0, '', '', '0', $phpAds_context7);

}
}

ob_end_clean();