Re: your philosophy on php-design

Wilbert, On one site as an experiment, I decided to put each frame (I know you don't want to use them...read on) into a single .php. It decides what to do via a switch on $act. Consequently, it's simple to keep it consistent (menu, submenu, footer, etc.). Add item link <a href="index.php?act=additem&itemid=blah?> Then just go through and create your table as necessary changing the subcontent as necessary. Granted, this can make for a very large .php file which will be better served using APC cache or Zend Cache. Mike... Wilbert Enserink wrote:

Hi all, I'm busy building a website. I cannot use frames. Every page can be divided in a table with 3x3 cells. The row will be my main menu. The first column wil be submenu. The middel cell will display the actual content.

               |                |
           <--main menu-->

----------------|-------------- |---------------

sub          |  main       |    sub content
menu       |  content   |
               |                |

----------------|-------------- |--------------

               <--footer-->                |                |

the main menu will always be the same, same as the footer --> includes the main content cell depends on which submenu function is choosen. Some submenu items are: login search in database add to your favourite items add to basket Now I was wondering how to build my site. How should I deal with a function like 'add to basket'. I mean, when a certain item is displayed and the customer wants to add it to their basket I have call the script add_to_basket.php or something like that. However I don't want to leave the page where the item is displayed, cause that's confusing to the visitor. Even more..In the 'sub-content' cell I want to display data about ordering info, like there are so many items in the basket. So I have to call upon a script which stores the info about add_to_basket, load a total new page where 1 table cell changes, namely the sub-content cell, but still displayes the original product. So, If I were to use frames It could be done, but now I'm not thinking of frames but of displaying content dynamically in a tabe cell. I would very much appreciate your expert opinion on this matter, I'm sure every idea helps me form my own ideas which I can use. maybe there are people out there who have done this kind of thing, or know about large sites which use this same concept.... Any philosophies are much appreciated! Wilbert Enserink ------------------------- Pas de Deux Van Mierisstraat 25 2526 NM Den Haag tel 070 4450855 fax 070 4450852 http://www.pdd.nl info@pdd.nl -------------------------