Re: Include Files in HTML

----- Original Message ---- > From: Tommy Pham <tommyhp2@yahoo.com> > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Sent: Friday, September 4, 2009 4:11:31 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP] Include Files in HTML > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: "sono-io@fannullone.us" > > To: PHP General List > > Sent: Friday, September 4, 2009 12:57:08 PM > > Subject: [PHP] Include Files in HTML > > > > In my readings, I've run across examples showing include files being > called > > from within the tags, and other examples showing them called > > within . I've always put them in the header section myself, but I > > was wondering if one is better than the other, or is it just personal > > preference? > > > > Frank > > > > --PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > Depends on your application design and/or your desired result. If you design > your application to do all processing before output is sent starting with > , then all your includes goes before . If you want to have the > modular approach of including css & js files inside the element, you > don't have to worry about going back to changing every single output file when > you decide the change your layout or javascript framework. It also makes your > code page a bit cleaner when you do use include in the . If you want to > make use of chunked encoding, you can including the rest within the . > > Thus, include everything before gives you a slight pause 'waiting for > reply...' in the status bar before the client even begin to download anything. > When includes are scattered all over, server processes some sends the web > browser info, here go fetch some more (css, js, images) until the the last > buffered output is sent (that is if your page is compliant ;) > > Regards, > Tommy > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php Forgot to mention a few things, if your app is sophisticated enough to require header settings (content-type, etc), those include have to go before the buffered output is sent. Also, you want to make use of chunked encoding, you cannot use/specify content-length in the header.