[SOLVED] Page with includes -- breaks when printing in IE

Sharon · February 19, 2007

I have a website using PHP for including one file for the top of the html on a page, and one for the bottom of the html for each page. They get included into the content page using PHP.

Almost all the pages in the site break just below the html coming from the included "top.php" file, but they break ONLY when you try to print them, using IE 6 or 7. Mozilla Firefox seems not to have any problem. I've spent hours trying to figure out why! Anyone see something I don't? Thanks!

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Here's "top.php":

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN">

<html>

<head>

<title>Midwest Creation Fellowship</title>

function preloadImagesCmp006167E060() {

if (document.images) {

over_btn_home = newImage(/*URL*/'../images/btn_home-over.gif');

over_btn_about = newImage(/*URL*/'../images/btn_about-over.gif');

over_btn_ark_exhibit = newImage(/*URL*/'../images/btn_ark_exhibit-over.gif');

over_btn_planetarium = newImage(/*URL*/'../images/btn_planetarium-over.gif');

over_btn_essay_contest = newImage(/*URL*/'../images/btn_essay_contest-over.gif');

over_btn_events = newImage(/*URL*/'../images/btn_events-over.gif');

over_btn_library = newImage(/*URL*/'../images/btn_library-over.gif');

over_btn_speakers = newImage(/*URL*/'../images/btn_speakers-over.gif');

over_btn_newsletter = newImage(/*URL*/'../images/btn_newsletter-over.gif');

over_btn_membership = newImage(/*URL*/'../images/btn_membership-over.gif');

over_btn_contact = newImage(/*URL*/'../images/btn_contact_us-over.gif');

}

// --></script>

</csactiondict>

</csimport>

<!--

var preloadFlag = false;

function preloadImages() {

if (document.images) {

preloadImagesCmp006167E060();

preloadFlag = true;

}

// -->

</script>

</head>

<basefont="Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif">

<tr>

</td>

<tr>

</tr>

</table>

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

<tr>

<? include("date_file_modif.php"); ?>

</td>

</tr>

</table>

</csobj>

</td>

Here's "bottom.html":

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<font size="2" color="white"><b>Problems with this page? Suggestions? <a href="../html/contactus.php"><font color="white">Contact us</font></a></b></font>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

</td>

</tr>

</table>

</body>

</html>

When I put those two files together, they print fine. (Whoopee.) When I pull them into a new page with minimal content, IT prints fine. When I pull them into a regular content page, the problem appears.

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Here's a sample, WITH the includes:

<?php include("../includes/top.php"); ?>

<tr>

<p><b><font size="2">April 28-29, 2006 (Friday night-Saturday): Outdoor Work Weekend at <a href="http://timber-lee.com/"> Timber-lee Christian Conference Center</a>. </font></b></p>

For the past few years, MCF has been spending a weekend in April helping Camp Timber-lee get ready for the summer camping season. We arrive Friday evening, have a snack and fellowship a while, sleep in cabins, and spend Saturday doing various tasks that Timber-lee needs done. Our efforts benefit the <b>Science Education Center</b>, which has a strong Six Day Creation emphasis, including a <i><b>Seven Days of Creation</b></i> exhibit</b>, occupying seven rooms. </p>

<p>Besides helping Timber-lee, this would give you the chance to check out the facilities before you commit to sending a family member to one of Timber-lee's camps or events. (Teaching events are year-around!)</p>

<p><b>Location: </b>N8705 Scout Road, East Troy, Wisconsin 53120.</p>

<p><font color="red"><b>You need to register for this event</b></font>, so please call Walt Sivertsen at <b>847-244-4373</b>. Let us know of any special skills or interests you have that might be useful, too! The emphasis this year will be outdoor habitat restoration. If the weather is poor, we'll do indoor work.</p>

<p><b>Bring:</b> bedding, pillow, towel, soap, flashlight, personal toiletries and maybe a camera with fresh battery and film. Please <b>do not bring children too young to participate</b> in the work. Maps: <a href="http://www.timber-lee.com/about/map/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.timber-lee.com/about/map/index.html</a>.</p>

<p><b>Schedule:</b> Friday: If you are staying overnight, plan to arrive between 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.</p>

<p>Saturday: Breakfast, lunch and (if you choose to stay) supper are in the Redwood Commons. We work during the morning and early afternoon, and usually have a science program after lunch. Most people go home before supper.</p>

<p><b>Cost</b>: Since we come to work, <b>no charge! Lodging and meals are free</b>!</p>

</td>

</tr>

</table>

<?php include("../includes/bottom.html"); ?>

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Thanks for any help anyone can give!

fenway · February 19, 2007

Sounds like there's probably an unmatched tag somewhere in the content... have you run this through a validator?

Sharon · February 20, 2007

Thank you!

It turned out that an errant <basefont> tag was the problem! Someone pointed out that I had

<basefont="Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif">

which should have been

When corrected, that alone fixed the printing problem.

But I really appreciated your working on this!

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