x10Hosting Member
ok i would like to something that seems simple... i would like to create a news section BUT heres the catch i want the text and whatnot to come from a external file, problem is i would like to do this in html not ??ml or ??html or java as a last resort.
if you understand me got any ideas?
x10 Sophmore
you could use php to read from an external file or mysql
theirs tons of tutorials on php news systems... or just download cutenews its free and you dont need to do any work
x10Hosting Member
meh ive just finished figuring out how a news system on another site works..... i hate html...anyway it doesnt draw from a external file but meh easiers then what i had before.
x10 Elder
well, if you do decide that you want to load it from an external file, you can use an xml file and use xml_simple_load_file() or any other file and fopen('file.txt','r'). you can also use file_get_contents('file.txt)... the list goes on and on... it's how you want to take advantage of it...
Last edited by xPlozion; 09-23-2008 at 09:41 PM.
x10Hosting Member
well i would rather use html as i know it lol.
x10 Sophmore
PHP Code:index.php
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<p> what if I don't want this to be changed???</p>
<div>
<span onclick='dyna("template.html")'>click me</span>
</div>
</body>
</html>
<?php
function dyna($f) {
$template=implode("",file($f));
$template=str_replace("{title}","Manipulated",$template); //changes the string '{title}' in template.html to the string 'Manipulated'
$template=str_replace("{contents}",implode("",file("content.txt")),$template);//changes the string '{contents}' to whatever is inside content.txt
echo $template;
}
?>Code://Template.html <html> <head> <title>{title}</title> </head> <body> {contents} </body> </html>Code:content.txt ipsum........
x10Hosting Member
If you want to have news on your website that isn't your own, like from a local news site, then you have to delve into the world of XML. Otherwise, PHP is the way to go.
Great place to start:
www.w3schools.com
- When in doubt, refer to the PHP manual.
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