How to include other php files in templates

[PostBot]

You need to contact Fred or Yann about format - probably they changed format since i've been gone from that project. If they didn't change then they should know better about format anyway because i don't remember anything about it.

[ZandPilooT]

Ok, I'll do that.

Thanks for your time anyway

[sweetplum]

i saw you post this earlier in the thread

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before <!-- END topicrow --> put this code:

<?php if($topicrow_i == 5) { ?>

<tr><td class="row1" align="center" valign="middle"><span class="gen">here is ad code</span></td></tr>

<?php } ?>


This is a whacko question but is there a way to do it so that it only shows up in certain forum id's and certain topic numbers?

What i want it to say is kind of

if forum_id == 1 AND $topicrow_i == 5

or similarly

if forum_id != 1 AND $topicrow_i == 5

or similarly

if topic_id == 1 AND $topicrow_i == 5

etc etc.. and advice?

[PostBot]

Put this on top of that tpl file:

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<?php global $forum_id; ?>

and in those if() use code like this:

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<?php if($topicrow_i == 5 && $forum_id == 1) { ?>

[sweetplum]

Ohh I get it! Cool - I need to find a php for dummies website lol

[PostBot]

Here is best such site: http://www.php.net/manual/en/ - better than any book.

[sweetplum]

Yes I was over there plenty of times, it's a little complicated, I'm just now trying to memorize all the operators and stuff - syntax etc. php is a really cool language - awesome. Hey thanks cyberalien

[Kiss News]

Hello!

My Board is located here:
http://kissfanshop.ki.funpic.de/phpbb2/index.php

in the "who is online" box I have all the birthdays featured. But since this feature takes 11 seconds to load, I have made an Iframe to make the index page show up much faster .
But Iframes are not variable in height, so I would like to include the Birthday file, which is located here.
http://kissfanshop.ki.funpic.de/phpbb2/Birthday.php
as you can see it is placed in the root directory and takes much longer to load.

I have tried many ways to include this file in the index_body.tpl, but nothing worked.
I tried:
1)
<!-- Start add - Birthday MOD -->
<tr>
<td class="row1" align="left" colspan="2">
<?php include($phpbb_root_path . 'Birthday.php');?>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- End add - Birthday MOD -->

2)
<!-- Start add - Birthday MOD -->
<tr>
<td class="row1" align="left" colspan="2">
<?php include($phpbb_root_path . 'Birthday.'.$phpEx);?>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- End add - Birthday MOD -->

3)
<!-- Start add - Birthday MOD -->
<tr>
<td class="row1" align="left" colspan="2"><?php @readfile('http://kissfanshop.ki.funpic.de/phpbb2/Birthday.php'); ?>

</td>
</tr>
<!-- End add - Birthday MOD -->

nothing worked...

Could you plaese give me an advise how the correct code should look like?
In the meantime I have put it back to include it as an Iframe.

Thanks.

[PostBot]

Use <div src="http://kissfanshop.ki.funpic.de/phpbb2/Birthday.php"></div> instead of iframe.
And third method should have worked, unless sockets are disabled on your server.

[Kiss News]

thanks for the fast reply!
you mean a code like this:
<!-- Start add - Birthday MOD -->
<tr>
<td class="row1" align="left" colspan="2">
<div src="http://kissfanshop.ki.funpic.de/phpbb2/Birthday.php"></div>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- End add - Birthday MOD -->

it also doesn't work:
http://kissfanshop.ki.funpic.de/phpbb2/index.php
the cell is empty where the file should show up... exactly like in method 3, which should have worked... I have no idea or power in what is abled or disabled on the server, it's on Funpic.de, a free one (not mine)

[PostBot]

Try <div src="http://kissfanshop.ki.funpic.de/phpbb2/Birthday.php" />

[Kiss News]

well, I tried this now:

<tr>
<td class="row1" align="left" colspan="2"><span class="gensmall">{TOTAL_USERS_ONLINE}
&nbsp; [ {L_WHOSONLINE_ADMIN} ] &nbsp; [ {L_WHOSONLINE_MOD} ]<br />
{RECORD_USERS}<br />
{LOGGED_IN_USER_LIST}</span></td>
</tr>
<!-- Start add - Birthday MOD -->
<tr>
<td class="row1" align="left" colspan="2">
<div src="http://kissfanshop.ki.funpic.de/phpbb2/Birthday.php" />
</td>
</tr>
<!-- End add - Birthday MOD -->
<tr>
<td class="row1" align="left" colspan="2"><span class="gensmall">{TOTAL_CHATTERS_ONLINE}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<!-- BEGIN switch_user_logged_out --> [ {L_LOGIN_TO_JOIN_CHAT} ] <!-- END switch_user_logged_out -->

still, the file doesn't show up:
http://kissfanshop.ki.funpic.de/phpbb2/index.php
ther cell is empty

[PostBot]

Sorry, I ran out of ideas. I guess you'll have to use usual iframe or get normal host that supports sockets.

[Kiss News]

I think this is correct:
<?php @readfile('./Birthday.php'); ?>
or
<?php @readfile($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/phpbb2/Birthday.php'); ?>
direct URLs are not allowed on my server.

Anyhow, when I do this, it includes some text file (looks like a sql...) but not the PHP file as such as a result.
So I am wondering if I have installed the extreme files Mod correct. Can I do something wrong by installing it?
I deleted the old version the the admin folder (nit in other folders though), and I uploaded all the files. It looks fine in the ACP.

How can I check out, if I have this mod installed correct? Or is it possible, that it doesn't work on my server?

[PostBot]

Most likely that script works only as standalone script and doesn't allow to be included from other file.