themuffin

Thanks all..

Actually I don't want to use the old site.. that is one I created in 2007.. have moved on since then which is why I am using php or should I say trying to

very last q I PROMISE!! and by the way you are a PHP GOD!!! which of those pages gets all the metatags, and css style sheet include link, I directed the page to get content1 info and voila!! check it out: http://feelingabsolutelyfabulous.com/index.php I have to add the rest of my design but you have aided me greatly! I really thank you for all your time and patience.. you must be a great guy!!

thanks so much.. so you know I'm not using a database and wanted to have the content files? I don't know where.. can I save them as _filename_bdy.php or should it be html or how does it know to change the content.. I sound like a dunce.. I did make a set of files for another site using all includes without the template file and then had to make a filename.php and a filenamebody.html to be included.. I am so thankful for all your help...

ok..better..so look at this http://feelingabsolutelyfabulous.com/matt.php ok so I messed around a bit more.. can I ask one last q? if I want to use that (fixed properly) as a template and want to create the content for the main area.. what is the php statement? to get the files into it? I hope I worded that right and you freakin' ROCK!!

ok.. so here is the header.php file <?php $header .= $page_title; $header .= "<img src="/images/fab/mini_logor.gif" alt=" Feeling Absolutely Fabulous Logo" />"; ?> --- and here is what i get now.. Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in /home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/includes/header.php on line 3

ok YES i did change them to ../fab/includes/*.php? as per your suggestion.. and the footer got included? how come I can't see it? so I am totally retarded.. and old.. maybe this is all beyond me.. I hate to quit.. anything, but

ok so I did that and now get this.. Warning: main(../fab/header.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/goal.php on line 7 Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening '../fab/header.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/goal.php on line 7 Warning: main(../fab/main_menu.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/goal.php on line 8 Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening '../fab/main_menu.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/goal.php on line 8 Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '>' in /home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/includes/footer.php on line 4 HUH???? I am about ready to give up..I bet you guys are WAY PAST THAT!!!

Maq- page goal.php- <?php $site_title = "Feeling Absolutely Fabulous"; $page_title = "Welcome Page"; $main .= "<div style=\"text-align:left; margin:10px;\">Welcome to the Feeling Absolutely Fabulous website!<br />I hope that you enjoy your time here</div>"; include_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '../fab/header.php'); include_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '../fab/main_menu.php'); include_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '../fab/includes/footer.php'); include_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '../fab/includes/template.php'); ?> ------------------- page content1.php- <?php $site_title = "My Website"; $page_title = "Sample Template Content Page 1"; $main .= "<div style=\"text-align:left; margin:10px;\">Welcome to the Feeling Absolutely Fabulous website!<br />I hope that you enjoy your time here</div>"; require('../fab/header.php'); require('../fab/includes/main_menu.php'); require('../fab/includes/footer.php'); require('../fab/includes/template.php'); ?> error message for content1.php Warning: main(../fab/header.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/content1.php on line 7 Warning: main(../fab/header.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/content1.php on line 7 Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required '../fab/header.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/content1.php on line 7 my humble apologies..

ok..so I did that and then this is the message I'm now getting Warning: main(/home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html../fab/includes/header.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/goal.php on line 7 Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening '/home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html../fab/includes/header.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/goal.php on line 7 Warning: main(/home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html../fab/includes/main_menu.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/goal.php on line 8 Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening '/home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html../fab/includes/main_menu.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/goal.php on line 8 Warning: main(/home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html../fab/includes/footer.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/goal.php on line 9 Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening '/home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html../fab/includes/footer.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/goal.php on line 9 Warning: main(/home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html../fab/includes/template.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/goal.php on line 10 Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening '/home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html../fab/includes/template.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/goal.php on line 10

/home/content/s/c/t/sctfaery/html/fab/includes I'm pretty sure.. I am using dreamweaver which is why I asked where to go to see the directory thing that one of you said to type in (pwd)

my guess is.... not in the least. muffin... go to the directory where these include files are located and type: pwd what's output? so my files from the root are: /fab/ images includes scripts

my guess is.... not in the least. muffin... go to the directory where these include files are located and type: pwd what's output? go to the directory in what? the browser? Please don't give up on me..

I'm not positive about anything.. sadly.. I am totally muddled.. so this site is hosted as a folder of another site /fab/ so how do i write it so it goes to that folder? I managed to install an Apache server ? on my local machine but I am not sure exactly how to direct each site where to put the testing files so I can see them.. I know, by now you are thinking you are dealing with a less than intelligent amoeba!! sorry..