using PHP in templates?
 

I'm starting to integrate the forum into my site, in the HEADER template i added the code for my navigation which is betwen <?php ?> tags, it just shows the code on the actual forum page

i have tried removing the tags incase it was already a php template but it didnt work either,

any ideas?

The templates don't process the php because they are not meant to have php in them. All the php processing is designed to be done in the php files.
What I would do is search for the php file that calls that template (I think it's global.php). Put your php in that file before it calls the template, assign the output to a variable and then put that variable in the place you want it to show in the template.

No need to edit PHP files. You can place PHP in a Plugin (AdminCP > Plugins & Products > Add New Plugin). Assign any output to a specific variable and use that variable in the template.

Duh, spaced on the plugin system for some reason :)

thanks..

what would hook location be if i want it in the HEADER template.

and what would the hook be? it doesnt seem to have field to set it

Hook location: global_start or global_setup_complete

and then i would put $global_start

where i wanted it to appear???. sorry, new to this

No you would create variable in the plug-in and fill it with data


Then in your template add $myvariable

hmm its not working for me. nothing appears

i chose global_start for hook location,execution order: 5

i put the variable $alnav in my template where i wanted it to appear

this is sort of the code i am using:

any ideas?

How your doing it is a bit off. What you want to be in the $alnav is the end result code you want shown on the page. So it would be something like:

You got it a little confused. You use PHP directly in the plug-in and then place the HTML you want into a variable to be displayed in the template...

Here is a quick example of what a plugin would look like with your first if statement....

Then you would place a reference to $alnav into the template

Probably the easiest thing to do is to use output buffering.
E.g.
Use $somevar in your template

thanks for the help i'll give it a go

--------------- Added [DATE]1216814486[/DATE] at [TIME]1216814486[/TIME] ---------------

as a test i ran this:

nothing shows... and whenever i enable the plugin i get this error:

Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /home/forcer/public_html/forums/includes/functions_forumdisplay.php on line 182

thats with the hook global_start, when i use the hook global_setup_complete i get an error at the top of the page.

If you are using
then you need to put the \ before any 's in there
like

Besides what was said one post above me, that code their would go directly into a plug-in without the output buffering OP mentioned. If your using output buffering nothing will show up. Output buffering is for times when code executes and echos or prints data instead of storing it in a variable, it allows you to take what would be outputed directly to the browser and store it. Like your original post that has code, if you took out the variable and quotes, all the code you have in between would need output buffering.