Howto: Include php files in phpMyFAQ

[Thorsten]

Hello,

here a small Howto for those, which want to build PHP files into phpMyFAQ. This is not so trivial, because a simple include() functions only displays the parsed php file completely at the beginning. The reason for this is our Template engine.

First we write a PHP file, which we want to include.

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<?php print "Das Datum: ".date("d.m.Y"); ?>

Save this file as i.e. test.php.

Next we insert a substitute symbol {TEST} in the template file index.html to the place, where our PHP file is to be inserted.

In order to communicate phpMyFAQ that the Template engine also parses the new variable, a little more must be changed.

Add the following code before the range with "/* Einzel-Templates der Unterseiten bestimmen */" in the index.php:

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$string = join ("", @file("test.php"));
ob_start();
eval(" ?>".$string."<?php ");
$value = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

Into the range of the variable assignment of the templates still the variable must be registered:

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				"userOnline" => userOnline(),
				"TEST" => $value,
				"copyright" => 'powered by <a href="http://www.phpmyfaq.de" target="_blank">phpMyFAQ</a> '.$version.'' ));

The line "TEST" => $value, was added.

Now the file test.php is included into the FAQ and the PHP code in this file will be executed.

bye
Thorsten

[spottedhaggis]

I have tried this but it does not work. I get the following at the top of the page

Warning: join(): Bad arguments. in /usr/local/4admin/apache/vhosts/ifseurope.net/httpdocs/technical/kb2/index.php on line 204

This references your above input?