i’ve been using something lately which i like:
in keeping w/ my experimentation with the most simple bits of code possible, i’ve been setting up my webs (and converting old projects) with all included components– much like one would see in a WordPress Dashboard, perhaps.
so, i’ve basically got 4 pieces; four Modular chunks of XHTML brought into the page via PHP include (or require() ) method :
- FILENAME (and that which holds the following three items ie. this is a file, not an element within a file)
- HEADER (for discussion, this will be synonymous with NAVCONTAINER)
- MAINBODY
- FOOTER
the key to making this work is dependent upon how well developed is the HEADER element.
the HEADER must be able to give us:
- DOCTYPE
- TITLE, METADATA, STYLE, etc — (ie. the HEAD html ele. in full)
- $BODY_ID – critcal variable, to be named after FILENAME in every circumstance – this will be used in <body id=”$BODY_ID”>
- NAVCONTAINER (this may be placed elsewhere once you get the concept)
now, i have in my pages, no matter if it’s coldfusion, php, whatever this should work:
FILENAME “gallery.php”
**ATTN: the KEY to she magic-box**
before sending headers, we MUST set a value of $BODY_ID, so we do so here ($body_id = “gallery”), BEFORE the HEADER component is brought into the page! 😉
HEADER (wherein the BODY_ID is named FILENAME — so, $BODY_ID = “gallery”)
MAINBODY – unique to each page – do whatever you want here each time, relevant to the FILENAME
FOOTER – same same same — unless needed to be different, in which case it can be FOOTERv1.0, FOOTERv2.0, etc
there is no need for fiddling w/ code w/in <a href=” this or that blah blah…
because it’s all going to be determined by that BODY_ID — in this manner, the entire page can be modified by simply changing the properties of #BODY_ID in the CSS
does that work for you?
is it as good as Van Halen’s first album? doubtful!!
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