PHP Include in Header

[Marc.F]

Hi Guys..

I am in the process of creating a skin for my forum but i have ran into a problem.

My problem is:

Can i use a PHP include such as:

PHP Code:

<?php
  include('../../core.php');
  top('Forum');
?>

in my header template (not headerinclude).

Cheers,
Marc

[Marco van Herwaarden]

No, you can not use PHP in templates, they are only HTML.

You can however create a plugin with your PHP-code, assign the output to a variable and use that variable in your template.

[Marc.F]

Ill give that a try and post back! Thanks!

By the way, what would my Hook Location be? The header?

--------------- Added [DATE]1192626390[/DATE] at [TIME]1192626390[/TIME] ---------------

Anyone?! Please!!

[Analogpoint]

Use global_start if you want it to be available on all pages.

[Marc.F]

Ok, thanks but how do i put this in my template?

As you can probubly guess, im a beginner with vBulletin code!

[Analogpoint]

Plugin on the global_start hook:

PHP Code:

$myheader = '<h1>My Header Here</h1>'; 


Then near the top of your header template:

<!-- logo -->
<a name="top"></a>

$myheader

[Marc.F]

Thanks,

I have created a new product (called 'nav') and added a plugin within (called 'navshow') it's hook location is global_start... In plugin 'navshow i have:

$navig ='<?php
  include('../../../core.php');
  top('Forum');
?>';

Also, in my header template i have $navig.

It still isnt working, what am i doing wrong

Thanks in advance!

[Analogpoint]

Change your plugin code to:

PHP Code:

ob_start();
include('../../../core.php');
top('Forum');
$navig = ob_get_clean(); 


[Dismounted]

<a href="http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/templates_externalfiles" target="_blank">http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/t..._externalfiles</a>

[Marc.F]

Originally Posted by Dismounted

http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/t..._externalfiles

Thanks! Just what i was looking for!