Re: help with html through php

In message <41A09F2F.8010008@raditha.com>, Raditha Dissanayake <jabber@raditha.com> writes >Todd Alexander wrote: > >>Hello all, >>I am a complete newbie to php so apologies for what I'm sure is a >>simple/dumb question. I want to use php to include another html doc in >>an existing set of documents. In other words "123.html" will use php to >>call on "abc.html" so I can make changes to abc.html and have it update >>on all my pages. >> >> >You have struck upon a pretty standard technique you will need to look >at the include() or require() functions to persue this further. There is >a subtle difference between the two but when you are getting started the >difference does not really matter all that much. On most webservers you >will need to name your 123 file not as 123.html but as 123.php or >123.phtml abc.html can continue to be abc.html > >> >>Again I realize this is a complete newbie question but I appreciate any >>help you have. >> >>Todd A further point (since you are newbie <G>) is to remember that abc.html will not normally be a complete page on it's own - it will only have the parts of the final page that you actually want to include, not all the <HEAD>... <BODY> stuff... -- Pete Clark http://www.hotcosta.com http://www.spanishholidaybookings.com