dynamic include for modules

northstjarna

Hi there,

I am creating a CMS with dynamic module(s) to be included in content using custom templates. The user selects them by double clicking a list item and the text is applied to the text area as <[module_mymodule]> (mymodule could be a number of module templates in a directory.

The code works ok but only outputs the results as actual text and is not the include statement which I want to fire. If I put the word include out of the brackets the statement does triggers correctly but includes all the templates because it is in the loop that gathers the info.

Basically looks for text in the content <[module_mymodule]> and should replace it with include ('modules/module_mymodule.php');

Here is the code. What I need to know is how to output the str_replace to find and utilise the require statment correctly.

Any help greatly appreciated.

	

$content = $row_GetContent['main_text'];

	if ($handle = opendir('modules/')) {
		while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
			if ($file != "." && $file != ".."  && $file != "_notes") { 

			$my_file = str_replace(".php", "" , $file);
			$module = "&lt;[" . $my_file  . "]>"; 
			$content = str_replace($module, "include('modules/" . $my_file . ".php')" , $content);


			} // End If

		} // End While

		closedir($handle);

	} // End If

echo $content;

HalfaBee

You need to break the $content into parts seperated by <[module_mymodule]>
Then echo the parts out and include the php script inbetween.
e.g.

$bits = explode( '<[module_mymodule]> ' , $content );
echo $bits[0];
include( 'mymodule.php' );
echo $bits[1];

northstjarna

Hi there,

Thanks for that. It's a bit more tricky than that you see the module could be called anything from the directory. so you could have text like this

This is our front page.
Latest News

<[module_latestnews]>

our blog

<[module_ourblog]>

We have to look through all the modules listed in the directory and replace them with the correct name and out put them. It gets harder to do this outside the loop.

Thanks

andi