[Resolved] Is it possible and if so...

Adre

ok well I am new to php but i wanted to know if it is possible to make indivisual sections of the document php files so it would be much easier to update on a large scale.For example if i wanted to make the new members its own indivual php file so once i update it it is updated on all the pages.The layout I am talking about can be found here
Thank you in advance.

kender

include_once();

Adre

could you please explain what you mean i am new to this whole thing and have no idea where to place anything or how.Thank you for replying

kender

create the section you want to seperate

save it as (for example) section1.php

on page you want that section to appear, where it would go use

include_once("section1.php");

Adre

Thank you for clearing things up but im still sorta confused.Would what you said work for something that is already made like the section on the layout.

kender

yep

include is just like inserting the actual content at that point

Adre

ok i went into the php file and cut out the stuff that would make the the new members section appear.I then put it in its own php file which i named nm.php.After that went back into the index.php and and
at the first line i put in include_once(nm.php);
then i got a bunch of errors about how there was unexpected strings of data when.What am i doing wrong.😕

kender

any of a number of things

is the code proper in the included page

echo statements with quotes and everything?

<? ?> where necessary?

Adre

Yes i have the echo statements and such.When i put the include_once(); do i erase the echo statements around it where the other stuff i cut out was?

kender

post php code for original page

[ php ] tags please

Adre

I copied the php in the file to and htm file and uploaded it so u can look at it.
http://five4.csgaming.info/stuff/php.htm

Adre

The part that i cut out to use on its own was this
<tr>
<td><IMG SRC="images/blooinferno_25.jpg" WIDTH=150 HEIGHT=18 ALT=""></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center"> </div></td>
</tr>

kender

the part you cut out should be like this

<?
echo '<tr> 
<td><IMG SRC="images/blooinferno_25.jpg" WIDTH=150 HEIGHT=18 ALT=""></td> 
</tr> 
<tr> 
<td><div align="center"> </div></td> 
</tr>';
?>

where you insert it should read

...
echo " </tr>\n";
include_once("filename.php");
echo " <tr>\n";
...

Adre

thanks man it worked perfectly.😃
Im so glad I asked for help.My friend usually does my sites and he didnt want to help me.Thanks again

kender

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