Calling Sub Files in PHP

[CoachKip]

I hope that the subject title got your attention.  I don't know how to put it under one subject but here is what I want to do:

 

I want to have many pages all looking the same.  Basically setting up a template for my site.

 

What I want to do is have say index.php.  Inside index.php I want to have calls that bring up a right_nav and left_nav, header, ect.  I want it to look the same over the entire site.  What I don't want to do is when I make a change to the right_nav (navigation section) I don't want to make it on every single page.  I want to make the change in the nav file and have it in a seperate file, that I can call up on every single other page.

 

Sorry if I am not to clear, I am not a programmer, I am just trying to make things easy on myself.

 

Thanks

 

Coach Kip

[AndyB]

Use the include() function for each of the common elements.

 

<?php include("right_nav.php");

 

Insert that statement exactly where you want the right_nav to appear. right_nav.php should contain only the html needed, i.e. no head/body/etc tags.

 

Think of include like copy/paste by the server.

[CoachKip]

Could I make it as an inline statment using <?php include("right_nav.php") ?>

 

and does the right_nav file have to be saved as a php or html file?

 

Thanks for your quick reply on the previous post

[Demonic]

You can do that if the file is a .php and you can use html/php in a .php file

[CoachKip]

Wow you guys are good, problem solved in under a half an hour. 

 

Thanks a bunch