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Posted by Garry Jones on 05/10/06 14:59
I have recently constructed a website using a lot of php script (self
taught). I now wonder if I should have construted the site in a different
way.
The page contains a header (a.php) and left column (b.php) that remain
constant. Depending upon which heading is clicked in a menu row the user
gets different information up in the main site area (three different
versions of "c"). And a footer (d.php).
What I think I have done is loading in the entire site again for each
different menu heading. I load a variable according to which the contents of
(c) is called.
This is the blueprint of the structure I have used.
indexc1.php does the following
Load a.php (header code)
Load b.php (left column info)
Load m.php (menu bar)
sets $var to "elephants"
Load c1.php (specific text)
(if $var is "elephants" include elephanttext.php)
(if $var is "lions" include liontext.php)
(if $var is "tigers" include liontext.php)
Load d.php (footer info)
indexc2.php does the following
Load a.php (header code)
Load b.php (left column info)
Load m.php (menu bar)
sets $var to "lions"
Load c2.php (specific text)
(if $var is "elephants" include elephanttext.php)
(if $var is "lions" include liontext.php)
(if $var is "tigers" include liontext.php)
Load d.php (footer info)
indexc3.php does the following
Load a.php (header code)
Load b.php (left column info)
Load m.php (menu bar)
sets $var to "tigers"
Load c3.php (specific text)
(if $var is "elephants" include elephanttext.php)
(if $var is "lions" include liontext.php)
(if $var is "tigers" include liontext.php)
Load d.php (footer info)
So the only difference with each index file is the value of $var.
In the menu (m.php) the user can click the buttons marked "lions", "tigers",
or "elephants". (which loads in indexc1.php, indexc2.php or indexc3.php).
The problem with doing things the way I have is that the page is redrawn
everytime the user clicks on another heading in the menu.
I guess that I should be calling in a.php, b.php, m.php d.php just once and
then that the menu should just be changing the text displayed in the main
text area without redrawing the entire site. (Similar to a target tag in
frames).
How is this effect created with php?
Any help appreciated
Garry Jones
Sweden
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