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.

[filburt1]

For one thing, break it up with some whitespace so it's readable...

Try this:

...
<?
if (empty($page)) $page = "default";
include("$page.html");
?>

Also include and require may cause unpredictable results; you'll probably need to play with the output buffering settings and that'll destroy gzip.

[zajako]

>.< It made me go cross eyed :]
But quite usefull, if you want to have templates be more useful

[cirisme]

It doesn't work.

PHP code goes through (somewhat) unparsed. I can say:
[code]<? if ($post[usergroupid] != 5) {
$var = "..."
}
?>

And it would show up as...

<? if (6 != 5) {
$var = "..."
}

With the 6 being the correct usergroup id. :ermm:

[Wildthinks]

I'm to stupid...

That what i get after insert the code. .... in functions...

Parse error: parse error in /homepages/22/d65974721/htdocs/vb/index.php(463) : eval()'d code on line 1

Parse error: parse error in /homepages/22/d65974721/htdocs/vb/index.php(550) : eval()'d code on line 1

Parse error: parse error in /homepages/22/d65974721/htdocs/vb/index.php(571) : eval()'d code on line 1

Parse error: parse error in /homepages/22/d65974721/htdocs/vb/index.php(571) : eval()'d code on line 1

Parse error: parse error in /homepages/22/d65974721/htdocs/vb/index.php(571) : eval()'d code on line 1

Parse error: parse error in /homepages/22/d65974721/htdocs/vb/index.php(571) : eval()'d code on line 1

Parse error: parse error in /homepages/22/d65974721/htdocs/vb/index.php(571) : eval()'d code on line 1

Any hints for me?

[filburt1]

05-14-03 at 06:09 PM cirisme said this in Post #23
It doesn't work.

PHP code goes through (somewhat) unparsed. I can say:
[code]<? if ($post[usergroupid] != 5) {
$var = "..."
}
?>

And it would show up as...

<? if (6 != 5) {
$var = "..."
}

With the 6 being the correct usergroup id. :ermm:

Are you sure you installed it correctly? In what template are you using that code?

[Katana Myronson]

FILBURT I LOVE YOU!!!

*cliks install*

(Yes i know i spelt click wrong i spelt it that way on purpose )

[mossyuk]

Im getting the page full of Parse error's as well. Running 2.2.7 if thats making any differance?

[cirisme]

05-17-03 at 08:31 AM filburt1 said this in Post #25
Are you sure you installed it correctly? In what template are you using that code?

Yes, I triple checked it and it doesn't work. That was in postbit, but I've tried it in the header as well.

[gmarik]

05-12-03 at 02:04 AM filburt1 said this in Post #15
Pseudo-code of what it does:

1. Find every occurance of <? and ?> (and what's inbetween them)
2. For each occurance, make every variable within in the global scope, and then eval what's in the occurance
3. Remove the original occurances from the template.

What do you mean by point 2?
No php working for me. The require function just hangs on the IE browser. Can you fix that, fil?

[filburt1]

What is the exact code you're using?