Phpinclude Template

[Rostor]

I use this code for including header.php page in my vb.

PHP Code:

ob_start(); 
require("swzheader.php");
$header1 = ob_get_contents(); 
ob_end_clean(); 

Now I need to include another page swzfooter.php in my vb index, I try some code like this :

PHP Code:

ob_start(); 
require("swzheader.php");
ob_start(); 
require("swzfooter.php");
$footer1 = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
$header1 = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean(); 

but it doesn't works any idea ?

[Admin]

PHP Code:

ob_start(); 
require("swzheader.php");
$header1 = ob_get_contents();
ob_clean();
require("swzfooter.php");
$footer1 = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean(); 

(using ob_clean() to clear the buffer before requiring another file...)

[Rostor]

It gives me this error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: ob_clean() in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\Forum\global.php(275) : eval()'d code on line 9

just a little more help plz ?

[Admin]

Oh ok, I just noticed that function in not yet in tje PHP release. Sorry.

Use this:

PHP Code:

// get header
ob_start(); 
require("swzheader.php");
$header1 = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

// get footer
ob_start(); 
require("swzfooter.php");
$footer1 = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean(); 

[badr511]

number 1 firefly :up:

[XiXora]

why do we have to use ob things?

[Admin]

OB = Output Buffering.

Because when you include a file, what it outputs is also output on the including page, and we don't want that, because we want to USE what it output as a variable later in the templates.

So we use output control to 'capture' the output of that file and store it inside a variable.