Inserting text just below the header

Sergeant Joined: Mar 15, 2003 Posts: 143

I have a function defined that upon calling it, this function(); works just fine. But I'd like the text to be displayed just below the header graphic. I don't know how to take this PHP function call and make the output appear where I want it to. This is one of the final tweaks I'm going to be doing to my site and I'd like to take a break from nuking for a while Smile

. Any tips?

General Joined: Mar 22, 2003 Posts: 5233 Location: USA

I assume when you say 'this text' you are referring to the output of your function? In any event, modify the theme. Find where your logo.gif is called (ex. header.html if using fiapple) and call the function from there.

Sergeant Joined: Mar 15, 2003 Posts: 143

That's just it. How do you call a PHP function from within HTML? And yes, it's header.html -- using a heavily modified smartDark.

General Joined: Mar 22, 2003 Posts: 5233 Location: USA

You use embedded php code. Here is a snippet of the header.html code from the NukeNews theme.

Code:

To embed php code, you would do something like this.

Code:

There are many different ways and it will depend on your function of course.

Sergeant Joined: Mar 15, 2003 Posts: 143

*facepalm* I knew it was something easy like that. I'm a php hack, not a programmer Smile

. Thanks!

Sergeant Joined: Mar 15, 2003 Posts: 143

Actually, I can't get that to go. Here's what I'm putting in, with the function titled "randomquote" and requiring no input:

Code:

<?=randomquote();?>

I've got the right spot in html, but nothing appears at all...what php file does this function need to be defined in? For now I have it in mainfile.php to be sure it'll be found.

General Joined: Mar 22, 2003 Posts: 5233 Location: USA

Does randomquote() return a text string?

You could just place the randomquote function at the beginning of your header.html file instead of mainfile.

Sergeant Joined: Mar 15, 2003 Posts: 143

Aye, it does. I feel stupid for not looking around the 'net more, but from the tutorials I saw (now that you gave me the word "embedded" to search on) it looks like it should be <?php stuff;?> ? Not complaining, I'll go your way Smile

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Just playing around I added this to theme.php under function themeheader: $randomquote = randomquote();

At the very top of the page, outside of all tables and looking just the way I want it to (but not where), it displays the text.

Edit: I tried putting the function definition in the header.html, but I think theme.php (when it calls that file) chokes on it since I kept getting repeated errors. I'm keeping it in mainfile for now.

General Joined: Mar 22, 2003 Posts: 5233 Location: USA

Code:

<?php stuff;?>

Is for use when you have to do more than just display code. The code I gave you

Code:

<?=randomquote();?>

assumes that randomquote returns a text string that you would then display with an echo statement. It's a shorthand way is all. You just as easily could place both your function code and the echo statement all within the <? ?> at the spot where you want it displayed. If it isn't working, check your apache error_log to see if there is an error being thrown.

Sergeant Joined: Mar 15, 2003 Posts: 143

If I place it in theme.php it works (kinda) as described above. If I put it in the code example you've shown me here, it returns nothing. Starting to weird me out...

General Joined: Mar 22, 2003 Posts: 5233 Location: USA

If you want it looked at any further, you are going to need to post the code down to the point that you embed it.

Sergeant Joined: Mar 15, 2003 Posts: 143

Code in mainfile.php:

Code:

Code in header.html:

Code:

<?=randomquote();?>

General Joined: Mar 22, 2003 Posts: 5233 Location: USA

Your function is NOT returning a text string. That's the problem. Your function ECHOS a text string. Try this:
<? randomquote(); ?>

If this still is not workling, I would imagine it's a pathing error to quotes.txt. Check your apache error_log, or insert a debug statement right at the top like

Code:

echo 'Result = '.file_exists("quotes.txt");die();

If it does not return a 1, then it cannot locate the file.

Sergeant Joined: Mar 15, 2003 Posts: 143

Oh...sorry, didn't realize the difference. Would it be advisable to tweak it to return rather than echo? The debug string you gave me did indeed return a 1 with my quotes.txt in the phpnuke root.

So, the file is visible. My function is in mainfile.php. I'm calling it with <? randomquote();?>, and nothing shows up. However, I do see the function call directly within the html delievered to the browser. So it's not being evaluated/parsed...could this be a server setting?

Edit/addendum: I also tried doing a silly string like <?php echo "<p>Hello World</p>"; ?>, and it ALSO didn't parse. To me it's looking like any PHP put into the html pages, which will be called by php pages, isn't parsing.