Templating System for my cms

[mikka23]

I am currently creating a big cms for my site so it is completely done through php and added through a panel. At the moment all my pages are in the format written with all the html then the included php file. This way when I update something in the design I have to change every single php file. How would I make it so the changes went through? Also a link to a tutorial on the subject would be appreciated. I have php files like news archive, article, tutorial archives and want them to have the same design around them without changing the php files.

I previously was using a dreamweaver template system which I suppose in theory would work but I am looking for a different solution.

[ukgeoff]

Go to the css forum 'sticky' and download the 'Templates' tutorial and have a look at that.

If I understand you correctly, this will give you a basis on which to work.

You can always come back and ask specific questions.

[mikka23]

Thanks I can just make above and below.inc and include them above and below the php file as they are all in the same place. Or break each php part in a .inc

[masonbarge]

Includes are great. Another way of accomplishing single-source php is OOP. The basics of OOP are pretty easy -- you can start making and using classes after about an hour of reading and practice.

I will say, in my experience, OOP is unnecessary for a single-writer site. But it's nice to know how to use it, which means using it a couple of times.