How To Create A Php Template For Every Page

[devilsvein]

How would I create a php template that has a banner going across the top, menubar on the left, actual page content on the right and footer at the bottom.

 

I prefer not to keep rewritting the same code over and over.....hence create a template

[trq]

Seems simple enough, where exactly are you stuck?

[Jessica]

Either use a template engine like Smarty or just use includes.

[devilsvein]

so how does include know where to position the code...

 

would it need to be in a function and i call the function on the page.

[trq]

include includes the included code where you put the call to include.

[devilsvein]

sorry could you elaborate on that. I don't quite fully understand

[trq]

When you include a file, it is included right where the call to include is placed.

[devilsvein]

ah so i could have like, as a example

 

//some code here then ..
echo "<div align=left>";
include "menu";
echo "</div>
<div align=right>";
include "page";
echo "</div">

Edited January 1, 2013 by devilsvein

[wright67uk]

Create your banner that you would like to use and save it as a separate file. eg. banner.php

 

You can then include the whole file.

 

eg.

<?php include 'banner.php'; ?>