Need to learn about PHP templating

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Hi All

 

I need to learn how to put my PHP site into a template so that when I make a change to the template page design it can instantly be reflected right across the site.  Where do I start?  What search terms should I use to learn about this?

 

Thanks

[natepizzle]

http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php

[Lumio]

Google: php template engine

Result: http://www.smarty.net/

 

You can also create your own template-engine by using str_replace, or if you want to do some advanced stuff: preg_replace and preg_replace_callback

 

Think about caching (by saving your template and content in an extra file)

 

And include is not a good way to do so.

[natepizzle]

If he is just wanting to put the design of the site into a single place so that changes reflect over every page include would work just fine.

 

template page design

[webref.eu]

If he is just wanting to put the design of the site into a single place so that changes reflect over every page include would work just fine.

 

Thanks for your comments.  I am already using includes with a template-page.php file, and I save the file in a different name each time I need to make a new content page.  However, if I then make a change to template-page.php, I then need to go back and update all the other pages.  I need it so that if I change the template, all the pages based on the template are automatically updated. 

 

Any more comments anyone?

 

Thanks

[trq]

There is no templating system built into php. Without knowing how your system works we can't really be of much help.