php help

[tolearn]

Hi

Im working with a gaming website. We got the code from outside. It seems like they have used oops concept. Im new to this concept. Also they are using some thing like {welcome} etc. within curly braces. Can any one tell what this means?

Thank you.

[trq]

Can we see an example? Your question is pretty vague.

[tolearn]

Hi,

Here is an example:

 

<td width="346" class="logo">{sitelink}<a href="#"><img src="{url_tmpl_main}images/button-hover.gif" width="100%" height="80" border="0" /></a></a> </td>

 

The text i have marked in red. I don have any idea about why they are using like this. Is tht any function call. or any goloba variable?

Thank u

[Jessica]

That's a smarty template {$sitelink}.

[tolearn]

But they havent used the $ sign before the text. Its just {sitelink}.

[DarkerAngel]

Hi,

Here is an example:

 

<td width="346" class="logo">{sitelink}<a href="#"><img src="{url_tmpl_main}images/button-hover.gif" width="100%" height="80" border="0" /></a></a> </td>

 

The text i have marked in red. I don have any idea about why they are using like this. Is tht any function call. or any goloba variable?

Thank u

It's normally used for template replacements

 

I did something like this in a dynamic application where I didn't feel like writing a bounch of <?=$string?> sniplitts

 

you create an array

 

$replace = Array (

    'sitelink' => $sitelinkdata,

    'url_tmpl_main' => $template_dir );

 

Get the contents of the template file:

$html = file_get_contents("template_file");

 

Run something that will replace the test in {}

foreach($replace as $k => $v) {

    $html = str_replace("{".$k."}", $v, $html);

}

[Jessica]

Maybe they have their own custom templating engine. If you're using a third party program, ask on their support forum, or read the docs.

[tolearn]

Ok. thank you. They have used Ioncube loader. Can any 1 teel about that. Why its used? Is that got anything to do with this {sitelink}??

[trq]

Ioncube is a php encoder, nothing to do with the {foo} thing, which as has been stated is some type of temmplate engine.

 

I would say the core of your application has been encoded so you are unable to make changes to it.

[tolearn]

ok Thank you. So what i have to do for making changes as i wish.They said they have given the whole code to us? But im facing difficulties in changing?