copying variables from template.php to page.htm

dougmcc1

I have 2 pages. One is form.php which asks for input in a form. The other is template.php which uses the variables inputted into form.php.

One of the things which is entered into the form is $page_name. The .php extension is automatically added to $page_name in template.php. So if I entered "page" into the page name field on form.php, "page.php" would be created as a copy of template.php.

This works fine and dandy but here is my problem. None of the variables are being sent to "page.php". Everything shows up fine in template.php but the variables aren't being copied.

I also want the variables to permanently stay in "page.php". I want to change the extension to .htm but then my php code doesn't get parsed and shows up in the source code...

So here is an example of what I want. On form.php I enter "roofing" for the page name, and "Best Roofing Information" for the title. $page_name and $title are displayed on template.php and roofing.php is created. Now I want roofing.php to display $title and I want only the clean HTML saved, not any of the php.

Thanks in advance for any help and suggestions.

leatherback

Two problems:

1) Variables don't get passed
2) You want HTML pages

1 > You most likely have your "Register global variables" switched of. You can call the variable by using $POST[variable]: Place $page_name = $POST[page_name] in the template.php before attempting to use the var, and you are ok.

2> WHY do you want to do that?
Your best option would be to use your webbrowser and select the option "select as html document". But once more. WHY?

dougmcc1

1) $page_name = $_POST[page_name]

createdpage.php still doesn't recieve the variables.

What I meant was I didn't want the php showing in my source code, but I want to keep the .htm extension. Adding this line to my .htaccess file doesn't work:
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .htm

leatherback

The createdpage does not recieve the vars you say? That is a different page then the one you have posted the details to? If so, you'll need to parse the data to that page too, either trhough the url: page.php?var1=$var1&var2=&var2 or though submitting a form to it.

As for the compilation settings; I ahve no experience with changing the compilation settings. I use .php as extention for php coded pages.

I must say I am a bit confused at to what you are doing, and why.. You do want to keep the PhP codes in the new page, but you create copies? Hm..

dougmcc1

haha ok let me give you some more background info.

This website will contain hundreds of pages with nearly the same information - biz name, address, phone number, etc.

So instead of copying and pasting the code from template.php and changing the required fields manually and saving it as a new page hundreds of times, I created a form which asks for all those variables and enters them into template.php automatically and then saves template.php as the new page name which I entered into the form. It is much faster to fill out the form than to manually create a page every time.

That's where my problem is. The newpage is being created but the variables aren't being entered in. Do you think I need a database? The form could put the variables into the database and the template could call them from the database and so could the copied page. That way the variables might not be "lost" by the time they reach createdpage.php.

leatherback

Well,

I was more thinking along the line of not worrying about creating all the pages. Just stick with the template, and yes, using a database or a flat-text file to fill the template, based on variables passed through the link / form / ...

But it is late here (Past midnight) and I have been at it since 10 this morning. I may not be too clear anymore..