PHP Newbie

anderson · 02-04-2012, 10:27 PM

Hey all !!

I'm new here and new to programming in general...

I have been dabbling in PHP recently and I'm really starting to enjoy it. I do however have one question which may be a bit stupid but here goes anyway...

If I write a PHP programme that allows somebody to login to my website, I don't necessarily want to echo a plain white page when the person logs in successfully..What is the most efficient way of echoing an entire page...?? I tried it earlier but I found it very messy when mixing php and html...Is there some alternative way that I don't know about.??

Cheers

!!

conor · 02-04-2012, 11:10 PM

you could just close the php tag when you want to echo html, like this:

Code:

<?php
 // do some php here
?>
<!-- have some html here -->
<?php
 // some more php
?>

anderson · 02-04-2012, 11:36 PM

Thanks for your reply !!!

I would prefer to keep my html and php separated...Is this possible???

conor · 02-05-2012, 09:09 AM

Yes it is possible, but as you said it can look kind of messy some times. You can do stuff like this:

Code:

echo '<html>

<body>
<div/>
</body>';
echo '</html>';

or you could look into some kind of templating system that aims to seperate html and php such as the Smarty Template Engine http://www.smarty.net/

Thomas · 03-17-2012, 05:22 PM

Make template files and use php to show the variables content.

Code:

<h2><?=$title?></h2>

While smarty allows to separate look from logic, it does a double process reconverting the template language to php.

Nifty62 · 03-26-2012, 05:11 AM

You can also, rather than echoing the page itself you could simply add a redirect into your code that sends them to your main page after they have logged in using:

header('Location: http://www.example.com/');

of course you can't call the header function to redirect if input has already been loaded to the page I believe unless you use the "ob_start()" function.

Please someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Nathan Joshua · 03-30-2012, 09:57 PM

Have a redirection page from 'you have successfully logged in' to 'members area'

02-04-2012, 10:27 PM	#1
anderson New Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2	PHP Newbie Hey all !! I'm new here and new to programming in general... I have been dabbling in PHP recently and I'm really starting to enjoy it. I do however have one question which may be a bit stupid but here goes anyway... If I write a PHP programme that allows somebody to login to my website, I don't necessarily want to echo a plain white page when the person logs in successfully..What is the most efficient way of echoing an entire page...?? I tried it earlier but I found it very messy when mixing php and html...Is there some alternative way that I don't know about.?? Cheers !!

02-04-2012, 11:10 PM	#2
conor Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ireland Posts: 349	you could just close the php tag when you want to echo html, like this: Code: <?php // do some php here ?> <!-- have some html here --> <?php // some more php ?> __________________ Conor

02-05-2012, 09:09 AM	#4
conor Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ireland Posts: 349	Yes it is possible, but as you said it can look kind of messy some times. You can do stuff like this: Code: echo '<html> <body> <div/> </body>'; echo '</html>'; or you could look into some kind of templating system that aims to seperate html and php such as the Smarty Template Engine http://www.smarty.net/ __________________ Conor

03-17-2012, 05:22 PM	#5
Thomas New Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 4	Make template files and use php to show the variables content. Code: <h2><?=$title?></h2> While smarty allows to separate look from logic, it does a double process reconverting the template language to php. __________________ MWD Web Design

03-30-2012, 09:57 PM	#7
Nathan Joshua Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Dorset Posts: 47	Have a redirection page from 'you have successfully logged in' to 'members area' __________________ Quality > Quantity Mattress reviews \| Web design dorset \| Web design articles

02-04-2012, 11:36 PM	#3
anderson New Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2	Thanks for your reply !!! I would prefer to keep my html and php separated...Is this possible???

03-26-2012, 05:11 AM	#6
Nifty62 New Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 5	You can also, rather than echoing the page itself you could simply add a redirect into your code that sends them to your main page after they have logged in using: header('Location: http://www.example.com/'); of course you can't call the header function to redirect if input has already been loaded to the page I believe unless you use the "ob_start()" function. Please someone correct me if I'm wrong.

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