Re: Architecture Question

Daniel Higgins wrote: > I was wondering what was considered the best way to lay out php files. Does the Phpshop > model, were all pages go to one file, index.php3, which calls all functions and templates, work > best, or is it better to have several different pages in PHP Normal Form. I'm starting a > application soon and was trying to figure out which way is best. I look foward to hearing the > different opinions. I've done it both ways. Filtering everything through index.php is easy because you can include your headers and footers from right there, as well as any globals. example: <? include "html_config.inc"; include "database_connect.inc.php"; include "header.inc"; switch ($action) { case "search": include "search.inc"; break; case "join": include "join.inc"; break; default: include "home.inc"; } include "footer.inc"; ?> or even: <? include "html_config.inc"; include "database_connect.inc.php"; include "header.inc"; include "$action.inc"; #thus if ?action=search, we load search.inc include "footer.inc"; ?> Just my .02 David Rose webmaster, SXSW.com