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PHP Question

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  • 20-01-2011 3:14pm
    #1
    Reamer Fanny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,828 ✭✭✭


    What is the best practice for including common static website elements such as header, navigation and footer in PHP?

    Would I use a require_once and link to seperate files like, header.php, nav.php etc..

    Or would I be best off doing something like this
    [definitions.php]

define('HEADER','');
define('NAVIGATION','');
define('FOOTER','');

[index.php]

require_once('definitions.php');

echo HEADER;
echo NAVIGATION;

....


echo FOOTER;


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    #2
    Goodshape
    Registered Users Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    I think the definitions method is a bit messy. And means you're mixing HTML output in with your PHP definitions file.

    Create the header.php and footer.php and use <?php include('header.php'); ?>.


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    #3
    Reamer Fanny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,828 ✭✭✭Reamer Fanny


    Will do cheers :D


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