if you include global.php then you should be able to add header & footer on any page
AND you can also use a page manager plugin .. (see
page manager ;
example pages)
Page manager plugin doesn't allow custom url ??
like
example.com/join_us.php ??
Page manager plugin does allow URL to be use in pages, but its slightly different thing you're trying to achieve here.
At OP: You can use eval() to evaluate the template in your join_us.php file, but before it runs, you should add
require_once "./global.php";
in the file. Then code the template it evaluate and use {$header} , {$headerinclude} and {$footer} variables. These variables will out put these areas automatically.
I code and coded lot of custom pages for ubers and are very easy to use. What I do is just create a sample PHP file of anyname.php and at the end, use eval (evaluate template) function. I just create a template related to the php file in global templates and in that PHP file in eval, I make that template name recall and it recalls the whole page as a custom page, PM me if you want to see an example link.
Thanks all, I got the idea.
now how to show that custom page in who's online list?