Change Content With Php

[don2000]

My websites use php headers and footers, with multiple pages. Can I use one page with hardcoded headers and footers and php-changeable content? If so, how? Thanks in advance.

[Guest FirefoxRocks]

What do you mean by hardcoded headers and footers? And yes you can using PHP changable content in your headers and footers. They are PHP pages after all.

[Synook]

Think he means something like

include("header.php");include($page);include("footer.php");

[don2000]

Yes, that's what I want to do but $page won't work. I can define $page to be page1 and it will show page1, the address bar will change to page2 when I click the page2 link, but the content doesn't change. Currently each page simply has Header 1, 2, 3, etc within HTML h1 tags.

[Guest FirefoxRocks]

Are you sure each page has different content?

[Kon-Tiki]

Do two tests (you can do them at the same time):1) Echo a var_dump of $page on the page2) Make the page it has to include echo a simple "Page 1", "Page 2", etc.This way, you can easily see where things go wrong: It can be that $page doesn't get an acceptable value, could be that something's wrong in the different pages' code, or, as FirefoxRocks said, could be that your pages' contents is the same. Could also be that there's something wrong in the way it includes the pages. The two tests described above will help you see where the error is.

[dsonesuk]

you have to include the php page file name as stated, then the content in that page must be set within a function like:function showheader(){header php and html content}function showfooter(){footer php and html content}then within the area you wish this content to be displayed type<?phpshowheader();?>bottom of page, same again<?phpshowfooter();?>I have used this method before, and reduced a 20+ page website, to 1 to 3 page, but producing the same content and display.