[RESOLVED] PHP Includes() - all messed up

tiridako

Hello there!

I've run into a problem with PHP Includes function, and I have no idea what I have done to my pages. I tried debugging the pages myself and, short of taking all Includes out and replacing with html code (the code is fine in this case), it comes out really messed up.

<?php include ("doctype.php"); ?>

<body>
<div id="container">
<div id="header"><?php include ("header.php"); ?>
        </div>
	<div id="nav">
			<?php include ("nav.php"); ?>
		</div>
        <div id="presence"><?php include ("presence.php"); ?>
        </div>		

    <div id="body">      
  <p>Unnecessary code as it's all HTML.</p>
<div id="bar"></div>
<div id="footer"><?php include ("footer.php"); ?>
</div></div></div>
</body>
</html>

I had a theory that I shouldn't do PHP of doctype and head, but when I replaced that back with HTML code, it still didn't work. I have named all my files ending in .php.

The files were fine until I messed with something I can't remember doing and, well, there you have it: www.tdkohnen.com

Thanks for your help in advance!

NogDog

No obvious syntax errors or such. Have you checked your PHP error log?

tiridako

How do I go about an error log? I don't really understand how the whole thing with error log works. It hasn't worked for me and I've failed to find a helpful resource to explain in going about it.

NogDog

Well, it depends on your PHP configuration as to where it logs errors, as well as what errors get logged. You could modify the file to output all errors to the screen:

<?php
ini_set('display_errors', true);
error_reporting(E_ALL);
/* rest of script follows... */

Weedpacket

I don't think the problem is with PHP so much as your styling. For example, you have rules in portfolio_print.css that says your #container div should be positioned 270px up and 440px to the left of where it would otherwise be; between that and setting its positioning to be fixed is what causes that whole element to be out of whack. Remove those rules and things start to look more sensible.

tiridako

Thanks for the help, y'all! I found the problem and it's not PHP, as Weedpocket pointed out. But I am going to play around with the error logging so I can keep learning the language. :] The problem is still not fixed, but it's a start.