Str_replace

[unidox]

Lets say I have an .htm page called page.htm. Inside index.php is this:

 

$template = file_get_contents("page.htm");
$template = str_replace("<{CONTENT}>",include("content.php"),$template);

 

Would that work, or how else would I do it?

[DarkWater]

No.  You'd need to access content.php through the HTTP wrapper.

 

$template = file_get_contents("page.htm");

$template = str_replace("<{CONTENT}>",file_get_contents("http://www.yoursite.com/content.php"),$template);

 

But quite frankly, that's a horrible templating system. Why not use Smarty?

[unidox]

Can I ask what smarty is?

[marcus]

Um, lol, there's a lot easier way of doing it without using Smarty.

 

<?php

function tpl($output){
$find = array("<{CONTENT}>","<{FOOTER}>");
$repl = array(file_get_contents("content.php"), file_get_contents("footer.php"));

return str_replace($find, $repl, $output);
}

ob_start("tpl");

echo "<{CONTENT}>";
echo "<{FOOTER}>";

ob_end_flush();
?>

[DarkWater]

Smarty is a lot easier to work with, honestly.  It has some pretty nice features and a great cache system.