Require "class.FastTemplate.php"

Anon

I wish to use the following bit of code:-

require "class.FastTemplate.php";

but I get the following error:-

Fatal error: Failed opening required 'class.FastTemplate.php' (include_path='') in c:/sites/php1.php on line 9

I guess it cant find the file...where is it ? Ive searched my C: drive to no availe, Im using Abria Merlin (installed on C🙂 from XP. Any Ideas ?

Anon

I don't think it is installed as a default. You have to download it and put it there yourself. I did a little looking, but couldn't find it quickly. You'll have to find it yourself. sorry.

Anon

Ahhhhh, thanks for that....
Once I find it, where shuld I put it ??
Cheers
Tony

Anon

you have a couple options. people commonly put include files in the same directory as the scipt that calls them. You can also create an include directory someplace else in the tree and tell apache to call ".inc" files from there. You can basically put it wherever you like as long as the path to the file is either included in the include call or specified to apache.

Anon

Thanks for that, managed to find it and get it working.... sort of

Ive got the book "Pro PHP Programming" pub by Wrox. In the examples they show variables in the templates enclosed in {} brackets. Ive got to admit Ive dived into the middle of the book.... but when I use {} in my template it doesnt work, when I take them out and just use the variable name it works OK....

IE :- this works as a template, with titleIMAGE as the variable :-

this doesnt:-

in the second example the browser includes {} brackets in the filename and doesnt find it. I want to build a table, when should I use {} for variables and when not ?

cheers
Tony

Anon

not having seen the book, I'm not sure, but you probably should check on the conventions the book uses in examples. I'm guessing they want you to replace {titleIMAGE} with the title of your own image, i.e. "myimage.jpg" or something to that effect. If you want to use a variable, you have to define the value first:

<? $titleIMAGE="myimage.jpg"; ?>
<div align="center"><img src= <? echo $titleIMAGE ?> width="595" height="60">
</div>

OR... the template parses the file and replaces {titleIMAGE} with whatever you need. You would have to actually READ the manual to find out... ;-)