Include php file in template

[Muffin89]

Hi everyone. I have some trouble including a php file in my template, will describe the problem below:

I have a template with an header, a navbar, the forum/content, footer and a fixed right bar. I want to insert this php code(for now) into the right bar:

userbox.php

PHP Code:

<?php
echo '<a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]">Logga ut</a>';
?>

userbox plugin:

PHP Code:

ob_start();
include('userbox.php');
$userboxinsert= ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
vB_Template::preRegister('footer',array('php_include' => $php_include)); 


Inside the footer template I have made a div that is fixed and I call the plugin with this code:

PHP Code:

{vb:raw userboxinsert} 


But it doesn't output my desired string.

The HOOK is parse_templates.

When i in the plugin write echo $userboxinsert; the userbox get's inserted but at the top of the screen, so the link works.

Would be very happy if someone could help me with this problem!

--------------- Added [DATE]1301321363[/DATE] at [TIME]1301321363[/TIME] ---------------

I can add that when I turn debug on, the file is included but it doesn't write out any text!

[Lynne]

This line here is registering a variable named $php_include:

PHP Code:

vB_Template::preRegister('footer',array('php_include' => $php_include)); 


That line would allow you to use this line in the footer template:

{vb:raw php_include}

If you want to use the variable $userboxinsert, then you need to preregister that variable, not php_include.

PHP Code:

vB_Template::preRegister('footer',array('userboxinsert' => $userboxinsert)); 


[Muffin89]

Thank you that solved the problem!

[KatieG]

I am using (vBulletin 4.0.5 Patch Level 6)

Plugin Code:

ob_start();
  require_once('/home/XXXX/public_html/Web/Kellys_New_Menu.php');
  $kbar = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
vB_Template::preRegister('header',array('kellysmenu' => $kellysmenu));

Using Hook: global_start_init_start

To display in header template I tried both below, but I still get no output

$kellysmenu

{vb:raw kellysmenu}

Can anyone help please

[kh99]

Change the preRegister line to:

vB_Template::preRegister('header',array('kellysmenu' => $kbar));

(or else change the ob_get_contents() line to use $kellysmenu instead of $kbar).

[KatieG]

ob_start();
  require_once('/home/XXXX/public_html/Web/Kellys_New_Menu.php');
  $kellysmenu = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
vB_Template::preRegister('header',array('kellysmenu' => $kellysmenu));

Using Hook: global_start_init_start

To display in header template I tried both below, but I still get no output

$kellysmenu

[kh99]

Try using hook parse_templates. If it still doesn't work, try this as a test:

ob_start();
  //require_once('/home/XXXX/public_html/Web/Kellys_New_Menu.php');
  $kellysmenu = "This is Kelly's Menu";
ob_end_clean();
vB_Template::preRegister('header',array('kellysmenu' => $kellysmenu));

BTW, you definitely want to use {vb:raw kellysmenu} in the template (assuming you have some version of vbulletin 4).

[KatieG]

Thanks

{vb:raw kellysmenu}

worked this morning