Re: PHP and HTML - Templates Man

Wow, I only saw one reference to using templates in the replies to this question. Anyways, one of the basic paradigms of web development, is the seperation of script logic and markup presentation. You wanna keep your php scripting as far away from your html as possible, which can be done via one of the many (to many) available template engines for php. You never ever want to output little bits of html from your script, it will just make things incredibly difficult to maintain (trust me, i've been there). Why? Well if you want to change the markup/presentation of your page, all you have to do is edit a seperate template file which contains all of your markup, throw it into Dreamweaver for example, make your changes, then throw it back on the server. No programmattic changes have to be made, so your code/logic can remain intact. The only problem is there is not set specification for Template engines, as in there is nothing defining what their exact behavior should be and all of their interfaces vary. Pain in the ass if you ever want to change template engines.. I really wish they would build one into php... "Steven Reed" wrote in message ... >Hello All, > >I am new to PHP, i was wondering which method is best for displaying HTML on >PHP pages, efficiently. >Is it to embed the HTML statements inside of Echo statements, or to close >the PHP tags and then have normal HTML ? > >Thanks in advance - Steven. > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >