[EquinoxWorld]

Originally Posted by Sherif

Try This

Plugin Hook: parse_templates

ob_start(); 
  require_once('test.php'); 
  $php_include = ob_get_contents(); 
ob_end_clean();  

$templater = vB_Template::create('COTW_SIDEMENU'); 
$templater->register('php_include', $php_include); 
$cotw_sidemenu = $templater->render(); 
vB_Template::preRegister('COTW_SOTW',array('cotw_sidemenu' => $cotw_sidemenu));

To be fair, why you are including external file from outside. just write php code in plugins or make functions.

HURRRAAYYYYYY!!!! FOR SHERRRIFFFFFF Needless to say I will NOT shoot the sherif

Thanks a bunch for your help. Also thanks to our advisor kh99, without your guys help I would have probably exploded my server or something. Thanks again guys. I'm so stoked this works now.

About your question I guess I have not been too familiar yet with vb plugin system as you can tell; as a noob still I feel more comfortable using files. I feel I have more control and organization with files than plugins. Performance wise does it have any impact choosing one over the other??