Web design question, PHP...i think

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Hey,
I need to workout how to use a feature in web design that allows you to create a template of a website layout in one file then the rest of the website's content is stored in seporate files. so what happens is that you write up a text piece or summit and there's none of the borders etc around it until it's uploaded and viewed on the net, cos it's all applied automatically...i only know a little about web diesign and such, but it would be helpful if someone could explain how to do this...save alot of time for me, am i right in thinkinkg u use PHP?...

Thanks

Ross:beer:

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OK, ive managed to work out how to use a set template for each page, but if i make the new page with the include() template then it doesnt have any of the jpeg borders etc...anyone know wtf im on about? lol

Ross

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PHP makes it really easy to do stuff like that. I assume you have access to a web server with PHP installed, or have installed it on your own server before trying all this?

There are tons of ways to use templating for your site, PHP in a way is a templating system itself. You can use the include() statement to include another PHP script. So if you had a site logo you wanted to display above every page, you could write up something like:

include('pg_header.php');

And then stick that at the top of every page you have. pg_header.php would just be your site logo and whatever other script or HTML you wanted.

Check out Developer's Shed for tons of PHP tutorials, as well as PHP.net which is a great resource. Of course Google will bring up tons of great stuff.