Re: Website templating schemes

From: "Joel Konkle-Parker" <jjk3@msstate.edu> > I'm trying to make a PHP-backed website, and I'm trying to decide between two > templating schemes: > > 1. define 2 php template files: header.php, footer.php. in index.php, require > header.php, output content, require footer.php > > 2. define a php template file and a local page file. index.php defines body() > and crequires template.php. template.php prints the header, calls body() to > print the content, and and prints the footer. > > I'm currently using the second method, but I've only seen the first used > elsewhere. Is there a reason that #1 is better than #2 (or is anything else even > better than that?)? With method 2 it seems like your template file would become redundant because every one of them would have to contain the header and footer code. I would use 3 template files, header.php, footer.php, and body_index.php index.php would: 1. PERFORM LOGIC 2. include header 3. include body 4. include footer Then, all you have to do is make new body_XXX.php files for each page on your site and the header/footer content is contained in one place. ---John Holmes...