Best way to insert data into another page(js, php, shtml)?

schwim

Hi there guys,

As my initial self-tutorial into php, I've been writing a script that will be an automated testimonial script, with an administration panel, which may seem incredibly lame and simple to most, but trust me when I tell you that I'm starting at the lowest rung of the ladder, and this is probably more than I should be attempting. I figured I can just make it simple at first, and then build up the features as I learn.

During planning of the script, I got to the part where I want to implement it into an existing site(the testimonials). I've installed and used scripts that allowed me a lot of different methods of inserting a script into an existing site, and I'm wondering what you feel is the best method to do this(most compatible)? I will start with the most trusted, and add more later, but right now, the only ones I can think of is:

1)php(<include>)
2)js(seems like this wouldn't be so desirable due to people disabling this as of late)
3)shtml
4)iframe

Any others, and more importantly, is there one you'd choose over a simple php include? Like I said, I'd like to offer future users of the script more than one way to integrate it into their site, so I'd be interested in any ideas you might have for why one method should be left out or included.

Thanks very much for your time,
json

bogu

I think the best way is using smarty templates:

{include file="your_file.tpl"}

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Man, the best way is what u need, u cant include js, if u need to include a php, u can use an iframe if u don't need an iframe, I suggest u to read more carefully ...

Include me this file (config_db.php - witch connect to mysql database), using JS...

sneakyimp

JS alone is incapable of storing information to your server for others to see.

i'm not super familiar with 'shtml'. As far as I know it is not any kind of robust scripting language and would require something like a cgi script or perl or php or asp to gather information from a user and store said information on the server somewhere.

an iframe is a good way to display a file already on your server in the middle of another page, but it also doesn't have any ability to capture user input and store it somewhere.

PHP can. ASP can. Java can. PERL scripts can.

I'm not sure exactly what you have in mind.

schwim

Hi there guys,

I apologize, but I have obviously misrepresented my problem.

I'll be writing the script in .php, but when someone wants to include the data from show.php in index.html of their site, I want to be able to offer them choices in methods of including the data from show.php on other sites.

In the past, I've seen it done by js, shtml, etc. No scripting, just presenting the contents of a file, that's all.

Again, I'm sorry for the poor posing of a question. If I can find an example of a script that is doing what I want to do, I will share the link.

thanks,
json

sneakyimp

RSS is one way.

Simple HTML output (without any fancy headers or footers) is another.

An iframe might be fine, but sometimes browsers complain about showing domainB in an iframe in domainA, depending on the user's security settings. getting around that issue requires that their server query your server directly to obtain the data and then spit out the data as though it were its own.