[FX.php List] Re: thoughts on FX.php in an IFRAME?

[Steve Winter]

Hi Joel,

Just before you rush too far into this, here's a couple of suggestions for
you...

1. What about working down the line that you were thinking, but only
redevelop the layout once, using good valid css to position all of the
elements, then you could create one index.php page, which has all the
generic elements in it, and an include within a div on that page where
your dynamic content needs to go, the what you could do is call
index.php?p=theRealFile, then within that div you could do <?php
include('pathToIncludes'.$_REQUEST['p']);

2. Do the same thing as above, but reformat each of your current pages,
creating a div at the top for the graphic, a div down the side for the
menu, and a div for your primary content... then create top.php and
side.php and call them as includes into the divs on each of your pages...

This way, when they make changes to either the top or left content, all
you have to do is resize the relevant divs within you external css sheet,
and alter two included files... rather than having to go through and make
substantial changes to each page...

Just my 2c worth... let me know if you need further details of eaither of
my suggestions...

Cheers
Steve



> Never mind. (poor old Emily Litella)
> 
> I just looked at my test page in Firefox (after testing in Safari)  
> and it looks like crap:  the iframe is way too low, their imagemap  
> with javascript no longer works, and it's not worth my troubleshooting.
> 
> I'll go back to my original plan of using includes within my php  
> pages.  I guess I coulda done more testing before posting ;)
> 
> Thanks anyway.  Sorry for the bandwidth.
> 
> -Joel
> 
> 
> On Nov 29, 2006, at 9:39 PM, Joel Shapiro wrote:
> 
> > Hi all
> >
> > A client for whom I'm designing an FX.php site wants the design of  
> > the FX part of their site to match the rest of their (static)  
> > site.  Their main design includes a wide graphic along the top, and  
> > a tall graphic along the left side (both with imagemap links) --  
> > all within a body-filling table, with misc. colspans, etc.
> >
> > The FX.php pages are mostly completed, functionality-wise, but the  
> > design doesn't match their new site.  (They've known I've been  
> > waiting for their design templates since I started working on the  
> > project, but only sent them to me this week -- and they do  
> > understand that I'll now need to do some re-designing).
> >
> > At first I was thinking I'd place their graphics (and respective  
> > imagemaps) as included files in my php files.  Then I started  
> > thinking maybe it would be easier to just use their base page/ 
> > template and place my FX.php site within an IFRAME object in one of  
> > their table cells.  I did a quick test and both GET and POST  
> > requests seem to work as expected, even though the displayed url  
> > remains at the main page (even an .html).
> >
> > I generally stay away from using frames, but this could be a  
> > quicker implementation than re-formatting all my FX.php pages to  
> > fit their structure.
> >
> > Note: Their static site is hosted elsewhere, while their FMSA/WPE  
> > server is located in their office.  I haven't tested yet if the  
> > main page (that holds the IFRAME) functions differently when  
> > located at their external webhost or locally on their FMSA box).
> >
> > I'd be happy to keep their costs down, but not at the expense of a  
> > less stable / weaker etc. site.
> >
> > Any thoughts/experience/advice?
> >
> > TIA,
> > -Joel
> 
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