Updating Links

mrbernz · #1 (**permalink**) Nov 29th, 2006, 10:52

Hello, I was looking for ideas on how to streamline updates. For my website I have a header bar that is the same on every page. The header bar is used for navigation. The site has 20 plus pages, so whenever I need to add a link I have to add it to every page.

Any ideas to make it so I only need to update one page? I am trying to stay away from using frames. If those are still used that is....

Thanks,
Jake

Lchad · #2 (**permalink**) Nov 29th, 2006, 11:39

Sure, create a template of one of the pages. Then build all your pages off of the template. When it's time to update the header/navigation, you just do it in the template and the rest of the pages update automatically!

I believe you can also link the header/nav using php but someone else will have to explain that ...

mrbernz · #3 (**permalink**) Nov 29th, 2006, 11:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by lchad

Sure, create a template of one of the pages. Then build all your pages off of the template. When it's time to update the header/navigation, you just do it in the template and the rest of the pages update automatically!

I believe you can also link the header/nav using php but someone else will have to explain that ...

So would that be done using CSS? And you do you know of any links that point my in the direction on how to create one? Thanks

aerodesigns · #4 (**permalink**) Nov 29th, 2006, 12:32

The easiest way might be to use a PHP include. Simply create a file that contains the 'header' information (ie: the stuff that remains the same on each page) and call it header.php and save it into a folder called "includes" then in your main pages, put:

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include("includes/header.php");

Then whenever you update header.php this will automagically update every page.

aerodesigns · #5 (**permalink**) Nov 29th, 2006, 12:33

Sorry, it's missed off that you will need to put <?php before the line of code, and ?> after.

Ryan Fait · #6 (**permalink**) Nov 29th, 2006, 23:19

You also need to change the extention of the pages you're working on. IE index.html to index.php. PHP is the best way.

mrbernz · #7 (**permalink**) Dec 1st, 2006, 11:33

All right I need an example of how to make it work.

For simplicty, let's say index.php looks like this:

<html>
<head><title>Title</title></head>
<?php include("includes/header.php");?>
</html>

header.php would be:

<a href="page1.htm>page1</a><br>
<a href="page2.htm>page2</a>

Is that all what is needed? Also, what does the hosting server need, if anything if it supports PHP?

Ryan Fait · #8 (**permalink**) Dec 2nd, 2006, 22:36

Index.php:

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<?php
include "header.php";
?>
        <h2>Content</h2>
        <p>A little page specific text about something or other.</p>
<?php
include "footer.php";
?>

header.php:

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<html>
    <head>
        <title>Page Title</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <h1>Website Name</h1>

footer.php:

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        <p>Copyright © 2006 XXXX</p>
    </body>
</html>

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