Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 05/10/06 15:40

Garry Jones wrote:
> 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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Garry,

You can't do it in just PHP without using frames. The browser doesn't have the
option of only loading part of a page otherwise.

Your other choice would be to do it with some client-side language such as
javascript.


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