Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 08/16/06 00:55

Chung Leong wrote:
> Rik wrote:
>
>>--page.php------------
>>include('head.html');
>>/* generate content */
>>include('foot.html');
>>----------------------
>
>
> Agh! Drives me crazy that people keep recommending this hamfisted
> method. Doing includes in lieu of calling function is a poor way to
> program. A page header or footer is not different from other
> functionalities in your application. To reuse it, wrap it in a
> function. Example:
>

Sorry, Chung, I agree with Rik on this one. This is an excellent way to
reuse the code. I use various incarnations of this (either in PHP or
using SSI) in a lot of code.

It sure is a lot better than trying to keep everything in one page.


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