Create a script generator

[muuucho]

I am trying to create a dynamic script generator. My idea is to have the following scripts:

 

input.php 

$colour="brown";

$animal ="cat";

 

template.php

echo "<p>This is a $colour \$animal</p>";

 

magic.php (This script is what I need help to write)

takes input.php and template.php and creates and saves a file output.php like this:

 

output.php

echo "<p>This is a brown $animal.</p>;

 

So, when I run... 

index.php

$animal = "cow";

require ('output.php');

 

...I get this in my browser:

This is a brown cow

[requinix]

This is really just templating. Just about any templating solution will work.

 

Do you really want the input and template files to be valid PHP code? Doesn't seem like a good idea to me. I mean, it's not like you can execute them as they are now. How about simpler stuff like

 

(input.ini)
colour = "brown"
animal = "cat"

(template.php.tpl)
<?php

echo "<p>This is a {{colour}} $animal.</p>";

<?php

$variables = parse_ini_file("input.ini");
$template = file_get_contents("template.php.tpl");

$pairs = array();
foreach ($variables as $name => $value) {
	$pairs["{{" . $name . "}}"] = $value;
}

echo strtr($template, $pairs);