Integrating HTML like phpBB forums.

[Ellingsen]

Hi.

 

Im trying to figure out how the phpBB intregrate their HTML

 

example:

 

<a href="{U_SEARCH_UNANSWERED}">{L_SEARCH_UNANSWERED}</a>

 

in a HTML file that is included, the values are ofen stored in a array, anyone know a tutorial for this?

 

thx

[Daniel0]

I'm going to guess that the ones prefixed with U_ are URLs and L_ are language strings. You can do that rather easily with str_replace().

 

<?php
$urls = array(
'SEARCH_UNANSWERED' => 'index.php?whatever=something',
'SOMETHING_ELSE' => 'index.php?foo=bar',
);

$language_en = array(
'SEARCH_UNANSWERED' => 'Unanswered',
'SOMETHING_ELSE' => 'Something Else',
);

// we suppose we have the data containing the template in a variable called $data
foreach ($urls as $key => $url) {
$data = str_replace("{U_{$key}}", $url, $data);
}

foreach ($language_en as $key => $string) {
$data = str_replace("{L_{$key}}", $string, $data);
}
?>

 

I'll also move this to the PHP Help forum.

[Ellingsen]

Well, thats not the part i need help for. I have some problems expressing myself in english

 

I woulder how they can use a .html file and input php variables trough {VARIABEL} without any <? echo $variabel; ?>.

[Daniel0]

Probably because they're replacing them with something else as shown above.

[ignace]

<?php

$content = file_get_contents('template.html'); // html file with {VARIABLES} defined

$replacement_parts = array();

while (false != (list($key, $value) = each($replacement_parts))) {
    $content = str_replace('{' . $key . '}', $value, $content);
}

echo $content;