Bass-Ackwards: Include PHP in HTML doc?

Joseph_Sliker

Hi;

I'm trying to figure out a simple workaround. Is there a way to include reference to an external .php script in an html page?

Here is the basic problem: setting up a nice-looking page on Ebay is a pain in the butt. Once you put all the catalog stuff in Turbolister, you have to write a bunch of raw html code if your want to set up a nice display (say a table with references to pictures located on an external server, etc.). I can set up a mysql db that would store picture names and catalog dicriptions on an external server along with the pics.

When an Ebay user wants to look at my item, I want the ebay page to display and include the content of an external reference like (I know this code is wrong... but that's why I'm here...)

"<script src="http://www.myexternalserver.com/ebaystuff/ebayitem_v1.php?ITEMID=1"></script>"

...have the php run the query for that item, build the display and pack it all into the Ebay page so the visitor can see it. It looks like other people (ie. third party businesses that help people sell stuff on Ebay) do just this sort of thing.

Y'know what I'm talking about? Ideas?

Thanks.

bpat1434

SHTML is your friend...

That will evaluate the somefile.php file and put it's output in there.... use of PHP included in HTML 😉 Kinda...

Joseph_Sliker

Thanks for the reply...it may be on the right track but if I code this into a file called "test.shtml":

<html>

</body>

</html>

All I get is the following error:

HTTP/1.1 404 Object Not Found Server: Microsoft-IIS/5.0 Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 00:06:29 GMT MicrosoftOfficeWebServer: 5.0_Pub Connection: close Content-Type: text/html
404 Object Not Found

Do I need to set something in the <head> tags or something?

Thanks for your patience.

bpat1434

no no no... SHTML includes are relative from that document. If you want from the document root you use virtfile="../../../path/to/file.php"

Read up on SHTML Includes on google.

wempy

So why on earth would you confuse the poor chap with this shtml rubbish then, knowing that he wants to bung the output on ebay, and the included file is on his own server.

My suggestion would be to investigate inserting an image tag with a source of the php page that you want to display. It wouldn't be exactly strict html, but as the image tag will act as a container, it may work.

bpat1434

My suggestion would be to investigate inserting an image tag with a source of the php page that you want to display. It wouldn't be exactly strict html, but as the image tag will act as a container, it may work.[/qutoe]
That just won't work... and I think eBay actually put checks in against this (I think)....

Best bet is just to find a work around.... maybe use some JavaScript to dynamically query your PHP pages, and replace your html as needed 😉