Keeping information from last page.. to generate unique pages with one file

AndrewWest

Sorry I didn't ask in the other thread, but to keep other from getting confused when reading I feel it's better to keep seperate questions apart.. plus this one came to me after I marked that other on resolved.

I have a page here.

http://www.svcsports.com/port/modules/photos.php

The grabs images from a directory as thumbnails, then when you click it, it will take you to the larger version (Already programmed to "know" the next page it should go to)

Here's the code for that photo.php

<html>
 <head>
  <title>
   Modules
  </title>
 </head>
 <body>
   <style stype='text/css'>
     body {
      background-color: #D8D7D5;
      background-image: url(../bg.gif);
      background-position: top;
      background-repeat: repeat-x;
      color: #ffffff;
      font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Trebuchet MS, Sans-Serif, Georgia, Courier, Times New Roman, Serif;
      font-size: 10px;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0; }

</style>
<!-- ImageReady Slices (Untitled-1) -->
<table id="Table_01" width="500" height="100" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
        <tr>
                <td>
                        <a href="about.php" target="_self">
                                <img src="../About.gif" width="68" height="29" border="0" alt="About Me!"></a></td>

            <td>
                    <a href="modules.php" target="_self">
                            <img src="../about_02.gif" width="94" height="29" border="0" alt="My Modules"></a></td>
            <td rowspan="2">
                    <img src="../about_03.gif" width="338" height="100" alt=""></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
            <td colspan="2">
                    <img src="../about_04.gif" width="162" height="71" alt=""></td>

    </tr>
</table>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<div align='center'>
  <table width='705px'>
  <tr>
  <td valign='top' height='500px' background='../table_top_bg2.gif'>
     <table width='680px'>
     <tr>
       <td>
       <font size='2'> <b><a href='../index.php'><font color='white'>Home</font></a></b> - <b><a href='../modules.php'><font color='white'>Modules</font></a></b> - <b>
     <a href='../modules/photos.php'><font color='white'>Photos</font></a></b><br><br>

<center>
 <div align="center"><center> Please click on a thumbnail to the see the full size.
<?php
$a = '0';
$filepath = "../modules/thumbs/";
$url_path = "../modules/fullsize/";
$dir = dir($filepath);
echo "<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"5\" width=\"75%\">";
while($entry=$dir->read()) {
    if($entry == "." || $entry == "..") {
        continue;
    }
    $fp = @fopen("$filepath/$entry","r");
if ($a == '0') {echo "<tr>";}
if ($a == '5') {echo "<tr>";}
if ($a == '10') {echo "<tr>";}
if ($a == '15') {echo "<tr>";}
?><td>
  <a href="<? echo "$url_path$entry.php" ?>">
  <img src="<? echo "$filepath$entry" ?>" alt="<? echo $entry ?>" border='0'></a>
  </td>
<?
$a = $a + 1;
}
?>
</tr>
</table>
</center></div>
</center>
</font>

   </td>
</tr>
</table>
  </td>
  </tr>
   </table>
</div>
<div align='center><font size='1' color='navy'>Copyright © 2001-2004 AndrewWest Scripts</font></div>
<!-- End ImageReady Slices -->
 </body>
</html>

And here's an example of the page it would go to..

<?php
   $path =  $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
   $path_parts = pathinfo($path);
   $string = $path_parts["basename"];
   $exclude = ".jpg.php";

   $path = substr("$string",0,strpos($string,$exclude));

if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {

$ip = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS["REMOTE_ADDR"];
$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'HIDDEN', 'HIDDEN');
$db_selected = mysql_select_db('andrew_site', $link);
$query = "SELECT last_ip FROM photographys WHERE name=$path";
$result = mysql_query($query);
$extip = mysql_result($result,0);
if ($extip == $ip) {
header("Location: error.php");
}

$message = stripslashes(trim($message));
$message = nl2br($message);
$message = htmlentities($message);

$query = "INSERT INTO photos (ip, comment, photo)
VALUES ('$ip', '$message', '$path')";
mysql_query($query);

mysql_close();

echo "Thanks $name your comment has been added";
}




?>
<html>
 <head>
  <title>
   Modules
  </title>
 </head>
 <body>
   <style stype='text/css'>
     body {
      background-color: #D8D7D5;
      background-image: url(../.././bg.gif);
      background-position: top;
      background-repeat: repeat-x;
      color: #ffffff;
      font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Trebuchet MS, Sans-Serif, Georgia, Courier, Times New Roman, Serif;
      font-size: 10px;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0; }

</style>

<!-- ImageReady Slices (Untitled-1) -->
<table id="Table_01" width="500" height="100" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
        <tr>
                <td>
                        <a href="about.php" target="_self">
                                <img src="../.././About.gif" width="68" height="29" border="0" alt="About Me!"></a></td>

            <td>
                    <a href="modules.php" target="_self">
                            <img src="../.././about_02.gif" width="94" height="29" border="0" alt="My Modules"></a></td>
            <td rowspan="2">
                    <img src="../.././about_03.gif" width="338" height="100" alt=""></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
            <td colspan="2">
                    <img src="../.././about_04.gif" width="162" height="71" alt=""></td>

    </tr>
</table>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<div align='center'>
  <table width='705px'>
  <tr>
  <td valign='top' height='500px' background='../.././table_top_bg2.gif'>
     <table width='680px'>
     <tr>
       <td>
       <font size='2'> <b><a href='../../index.php'><font color='white'>Home</font></a></b> - <b><a href='../../modules.php'><font color='white'>Modules</font></a></b> - <b>
     <a href='../../modules/photos.php'><font color='white'>Photos</font></a></b><br><br>

<center>
 <div align="center"><center>

<br><br>

<?php
   $path =  $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
   $path_parts = pathinfo($path);
   $string = $path_parts["basename"];
   $exclude = ".php";

   $path = substr("$string",0,strpos($string,$exclude));
   echo "<img src='$path'>";

   ?>

<form name="guestbook" method="post" action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF ?>">
<table align="center" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
  <td><font size='2' color='white'>Add A Comment!</font></td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td><textarea name="message" cols="60" rows="3"></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align='center'><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Add" style="cursor:pointer"> <input type="reset" name="reset" value="Clear" style="cursor:pointer"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

<hr>
<br>
<div align='center>'><font size='2' color='white'>Comments made to this photo</font></div>
<br>
<?php
$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'HIDDEN', 'HIDDEN');
if (!$link) {
   die('Not connected : ' . mysql_error());
}

mysql_select_db('andrew_site', $link);

   $path =  $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
   $path_parts = pathinfo($path);
   $string = $path_parts["basename"];
   $exclude = "jpg.php";

   $path = substr("$string",0,strpos($string,$exclude));

$query = "SELECT comment FROM photos WHERE photo=$path order by id DESC";
$result = mysql_query($query);

echo "<br><table align='center' width='75%'  cellpadding='4' cellspacing='1' bgcolor='#D8D7D5'>";

while($r=mysql_fetch_array($result))
{
   echo "<tr>";
   echo "<td background='../../table_top_bg2.gif'><font size='2'>$r[comment]</font></td>";
   echo "</tr>";
   echo "<tr><td background='../../table_top_bg2.gif'>&nbsp;</td></tr>";
}
echo "</table>";
?>

</center></div>
</center>
</font>

   </td>
</tr>
</table>
  </td>
  </tr>
   </table>
</div>
<!-- End ImageReady Slices -->
 </body>
</html>

AndrewWest

Damn that enter button..

Now the question is how could I make on unique page to display the relative paths to the "correct image" coming from the last page..

I have to create a file for each image I upload.. I just copy and rename, but if I can cut down on that time.. then I would like to.

tommynanda

I am not clear abt ur Q but I guess u r asking something like

showlarge.php?image=imagename

then... in photos.php

?><td> 
  <a href="<? echo "$url_path$entry.php" ?>"> 
  <img src="<? echo "$filepath$entry" ?>" alt="<? echo $entry ?>" border='0'></a> 
  </td> 
<?

replace this with

?><td> 
  <a href="showlarge.php?image=<? echo "$url_path"."$entry"; ?>"> 
  <img src="<? echo "$filepath$entry" ?>" alt="<? echo $entry ?>" border='0'></a> 
  </td> 
<?

and in the example page you provided add a few lines more
and name this as showlarge.php

<?
$image = $_GET['image']; // This gets file name
...
.
.
   echo "<img src='$image'>"; // change from $path

   ?>

u can use this commonly for all Images with out creatin new pages

Have Fun!
TommYNandA

AndrewWest

Thanks so much this is going to make for so much cleaner of pages. Now, I have a question. I'm probably going to have to rewrite my complete page for the calling from the database where was $path to $image right?

Also, I can't think you enough, you're so good at thi stuff, and you've opened my eye 700& to $_Get .. omg wow.. it's so.. easy and makes my coding look really stupid.

If you don't mind.. I'm going to go ahead and ask a question that I'm going to end up asking sooner or later.

I code marvelous if I can get a program with classes.

Do you think you can help me come up with a scheme where I can make classes like things with my site.

Here's what I need to know how to do..

Seperate PHP, from HTML

Basically that's it... from here I can build my own global.php and settings.php and.. mysql connection page.. I just am not sure how to seperate php from html and get it to produce.

rachel2004

I know you posed this question to Tommy, but I want to offer a suggestion. PHP supports OO programming. You can't get away from PHP 5 without hearing about the OO abilities. That's just some research on your part.

As far as separating PHP from HTML, what is the problem you have?

<?php
// do more PHP code
?>

This will work for you, yes?

tommynanda

Adding to Rachel's Idea... you could also do something like... write a HTML file and include that in php using include()... so u dont have to repeat common HTML pages

say
header.html has

<html> 
<head> 
  <title> 
   Modules 
  </title> 
</head> 
<body> 
   <style stype='text/css'> 
     body { 
      background-color: #D8D7D5; 
      background-image: url(../bg.gif); 
      background-position: top; 
      background-repeat: repeat-x; 
      color: #ffffff; 
      font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Trebuchet MS, Sans-Serif, Georgia, Courier, Times New Roman, Serif; 
      font-size: 10px; 
      margin: 0; 
      padding: 0; } 

</style>

in your PHP pages..

include("header.html");
...

so u dont have to write your common HTML things again and again... I guess this is wat u r asking for....

to your next question... yeah you have to change $path to $image while sending it to database and retrieving... remove $path = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; you dont need that variable anymore...

Next...
oh yeah... OOPS concept... looks like you're good into CPP... anyways I dont think your site needs Classes.... but it would be a good practise...

Have Fun!
TommYNandA

AndrewWest

Rachel,

It's too clumbsy for me. I tend to have too much issues with clutter. (It's a personal disorder I think)

I would prefer setting global variables to use (not globals) and making my system module friendly.

I would prefer having something like..

index.php having all the pages listed for the modules..

then in the sources folder have each php file with all the variables and functions in it..

then in the templates folder have the .html files for it..

I would love to have some kindof ... orgnanizational skills.

Edit - Tommy I wrote this while you were replying.. let me read through it and I'll get back to you. 🙂

AndrewWest

I kindof like the .html idea included.. but please look through my last post and see what you think.. maybe you can lead me towards the right way on that if not I'll go with this.. but that way would completely own..

rachel2004

Shouldn't be a problem. Use the method define() to create constants. Put those constants in your index.php file. Use the method (as already described by Tommy) of using either include() or require() (or a derivation of the two) to call your index.php file.

If you're looking to use templates, that's pretty much it. The only thing different would be what is getting stored in individual pages that you plan on calling via include() or require().

AndrewWest

Here's kindof an example. Mercuryboard.com uses it for their software.. I love the way this guy codes his stuff..

OO coding = loverly..

require './global.php';
require './lib/perms.php';
require './lib/user.php';

if (function_exists('set_error_handler')) {
	set_error_handler('error');
}

error_reporting(E_ALL);
set_magic_quotes_runtime(0);

$modules = array(
	'active',
	'cp',
	'email',
	'forum',
	'help',
	'login',
	'members',
	'mod',
	'pm',
	'post',
	'printer',
	'profile',
	'register',
	'search',
	'topic'
);

if (!isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['a']) || !in_array($HTTP_GET_VARS['a'], $modules)) {
	$module = 'board';
} else {
	$module = $HTTP_GET_VARS['a'];
}

require './func/' . $module . '.php';

$mercury = new $module;

The thing is they.. use db templates.. and I don't like that .. I would like everything in a templates folder..

tommynanda

I dont see any OO concept in the code you posted... may be u mis-understood OOP concept... the code you posted is exactly the way me and rachel were talking abt

AndrewWest

Ok, the way they code is OO.. but the particular thing I'm talking about has little do to with it.

I'm trying to explain what I'd like to do, I just odn't know how to do it.. so I definately think that I'm going to have a hard time to explain it..

Main root
- index.php (includes the list of modules - not sure how to list the modules and be able to get it index.php?page=blah and get it to bring together the .php, and .html pages together and use them as a page)

global.php any variables that I'll need to use globally (I won't have to call them anywhere but index.php, because it's the only page visited.. everything else is moduled) including mysql connection
settings.php - has all settings needed throughout the site (not global variables, but more or less settings that I will set in an admin panel later)

/sources/ folder.. where everythign will be for php files called in index.php for ?page= modules..

/templates/ folder.. where everything will be for html files called in index.php (or .php files)

rachel2004

Andrew, I believe you are talking about templating. In which case, I've already laid a foundation of how to do it in my last post, but I mainly reiterated what Tommy had said about using include(). If you want to get high-speed, do a Google search for Smarty. It is a templating system.

By the way, seeing how PHP 5 final got released yesterday, looking at anything that goes like 'HTTP_xxx_VARS' looks even more outdated. That being the case, don't follow the code verbatim from the website you pulled that code from. See PHP manual for use of superglobals.

rachel2004

Having read your last post, Andrew, if that is OOP, then I guess they have redefined what a class and object looks like at mercruyboard.com. Good luck!

AndrewWest

I've looked at smarty, and it just has too many folders and files to my liking. Thanks for the suggestion..

I think I've got it although, I'll point out (and not being rude.. I just don't wanna leave with that question floating around)

How would I modulize the .php files in the sources folder and callit from index.php?

Thanks, if that can be answered I'll be on my way for the night.

AndrewWest

Originally posted by rachel2004
Having read your last post, Andrew, if that is OOP, then I guess they have redefined what a class and object looks like at mercruyboard.com. Good luck!

The index.php isn't the strong point. You'll have to download their software and take a look at the coding. I'm not a genius on what OOP is, but they could definately tell you and at foruminsider.com always mentions how they code in OOP really well.. so there's how I get my oop is loverly statement. 🙂

tommynanda

okay lets create a structure
say u have a folder includes in your root folder where u have index.php. Create a file connect_db.php with following code

<?
$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'HIDDEN', 'HIDDEN'); 
$db_selected = mysql_select_db('andrew_site', $link);
?>

now say u want to connect to your database in index.php
index.php

<?
include("connect_db.php");
$query = "SELECT last_ip FROM photographys WHERE name=$path"; 
$result = mysql_query($query); 
$extip = mysql_result($result,0); 
if ($extip == $ip) { 
header("Location: error.php"); 
} 
?>

Notice that you could use variables in connect_db.php in index.php just by including that file(may be this is wats confusing with OO... looks like it but not OO)
You could also use require like the code u posted... but require is more strict than include(), which means include() continues even if there is an error.. but require halts your script

TommYNandA

AndrewWest

I think I maybe mislead you a little bit. Sorry. I understand how to include and why it's important, etc..

But what I don't understand is how do I setup modulization?

Like making my url - index.php?page=blah

and then it would pull everything from blah.php in the sources folder.

(In blah.php I would have all the functions for blah.php + include templates where needed.)

Now here's a question..

once I include blah_header.html (just example) - how can I put variables inside the html to be parsed as php variables..

So in this post I'm asking

How to setup index.php?page=blah etc
How to use variables in the html to be included.

morphius

Hey guys,

I am not kinda the stuff programmers are made up of....what you guys probaly are talking bout is an MVC structure wherein you seperate the Logic part with the view....its that OOPS concepts take some time to sink in but once it gets in it makes a hell lotof difference.....then you have those OOH forms......if you get time just peak into http://www.phpmvc.net/ ...... if this stuff is leading you astray you can just ignore this post.

Jeez do i talk a lot.....?😃
Morphius

tommynanda

1.
In index.php

<?
$page = $_GET['page'];
$page = "$page" . ".php" ;
include("pathto/sourcesfolder/$page");
...
..
?>

2. Just change .html extension to .php and include that file... write this file like any other .php file with <? ?> where u want to do some php variable thing.... OR... you can change your server settings to parse for HTML