Embed PHP in Templates

This hack lets you embed PHP code in templates. Simply add your code between a <? (not a <?php) and ?> tag and it will be eval'ed. All variables will be referenced in the global scope.

If you're using my Usergroup Tags in Templates hack then you're going to have an extraordinarily difficult time installing this hack. However the clever hacker can tell what has changed in this version.

You can somewhat use this to do conditionals in templates. Theoretically, this will work:

template...
<? $myvar = ($condition ? $truevalue : $falsevalue); ?>$myvar
...more template...

Just make sure that the variable to the left of the = and the variable right after the ?> match. Note that the entire <? and ?> tag itself will be stripped from the final template.

This hack also enhances the comments delimiting templates (if that option is turned on) to include the character count and PHP block count of the specified template.

[DraX]

The problem with file inclusion is that this is completely contrary to the way in which vBulletin handles it's output buffering.

It doesn't generate line after line, it generates the entire page, and then sends that to the browser once it's compiled it.

For includes to work properly, anything (echos, output, etc.) would have to be stored as variables within the include, which are then echoed by the template itself.

[gmarik]

DraX - and what is the solution? Any code ideas?

[Rob - PROMISE]

Hello, sorry if this has been answered, I have read through and can't find anyhting relating to my problem.

I have installed the hack, I then dropped '<? ?>' (without the quotes) into the header of one of our templates. When I view the page it's not parsing the php, I can see the php tags in the source.

I then tried dropping an include in the same place but I then just get a blank page. I read that there are issues with using includes in the templates and I can live without using them although it would be very useful if I could.

Can you shead any light, let me know if you need any more details.

Thanks for your help people

[gmarik]

You're not the only one.
I can't get php working in my 2.3 templates too.
Any solutions in v3? Anybody, Fil, xenon?!

[Veg]

Can you retrive information from the database with this hack?

[gmarik]

Theoreticaly it operates template DB. Theoreticaly.

[Importhookup]

Great hack!

I am so glad that I found this hack, but the problem is that I'm having trouble installing it. I did exactly what is written in the file, the simple replacement of the code but this is what I get on the top of myVBindex.php.

Warning: Failed opening 'randomride.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/importhookup/public_html/forums/admin/functions.php(1095) : eval()'d code on line 1

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_INCLUDE in /home/importhookup/public_html/forums/admin/functions.php(1095) : eval()'d code on line 1

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_INCLUDE in /home/importhookup/public_html/forums/admin/functions.php(1095) : eval()'d code on line 1

Can someone help me with this? Thanks!

[ChurchMedia]

If I use include statements, it works but always puts the include file at the top of the page. Any way around this?

Thanks for the cool hack!

[Link14716]

Not working... at least not in the postbit.

Code used:

PHP Code:

<?
if (!empty($post[field7])) {
$postfollower = "<br><br>";
$postfollower = $postfollower."".bbcodeparse2($post[field7],0,1,1,1);
}
if (!empty($post[field5])) {
$posttextcolor = "color='".$post[field5]."'";
}
if (!empty($post[field6])) {
$postfontface = "face='".$post[field6]."'";
}
if (!empty($postfontface) || !empty($posttextcolor)) {
?>
<font $postfontface $posttextcolor>
<? } ?>
$post[message] 
<? if (!empty($postfontface) || !empty($posttextcolor)) { ?>
</font>
<? } ?>
$postfollower

View Source gives me this, of course on the page the code didn't work:

<?
if (!empty([b]Official[/b] Code +++++)) {
 = "<br><br>";
 = ."".bbcodeparse2([b]Official[/b] Code +++++,0,1,1,1);
}
if (!empty(blue)) {
 = "color='".blue."'";
}
if (!empty(WingDings)) {
 = "face='".WingDings."'";
}
if (!empty() || !empty()) {
?>
<font  >
<? } ?>
I've nailed the store, arcade, increased the arcade's number of games to 41, installed quick reply, and installed zajako's RPG hack. I'm done for tonight. 
<? if (!empty() || !empty()) { ?>
</font>
<? } ?>

[gmarik]

Is it working in v3?