PHP Insertion Question

[Kodaks]

Hello,
I would like to display some news from a third-party script on the homepage of my forum (index.php). The code that I have to use is something like:

include("path/to/show_news.php");

How would I be able to use that in my index page? When I add it to the index.php file, it does not display where I want it to on the page (of course).

What I would like to do is have something like "$news" added to a template, and the news would appear on the index. Could anyone help me with this? Thanks in advance for any replies!

[Dennis Tsang]

Hello,
I would like to display some news from a third-party script on the homepage of my forum (index.php). The code that I have to use is something like:

include("path/to/show_news.php");

How would I be able to use that in my index page? When I add it to the index.php file, it does not display where I want it to on the page (of course).

What I would like to do is have something like "$news" added to a template, and the news would appear on the index. Could anyone help me with this? Thanks in advance for any replies!

If your show_news.php script uses echo or print to output the news content, try using output buffering to capture all the stuff that would be outputed, into a variable. Then you will be able to use that variable in the index template.

ob_start();
include("path/to/show_news.php");
$news = ob_get_clean();

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If your show_news.php script already outputs all the news into a variable, then just use that variable in the index template.

If you attach the show_news.php script, it would be easier to help you.

[Kodaks]

Thanks for the reply, I have attached it. It is a CuteNews script if that is any help.

[Dennis Tsang]

Did you try what I posted?

[Kodaks]

Yes, the php code you gave me worked excellently:

ob_start();
include("path/to/show_news.php");
$news = ob_get_clean();

Thank you very much!

[Kodaks]

Hi,
How would I apply it to the following php page code?

<?php
$templatelist = "newsportal";
require "./global.php";
eval("\$newsportal = \"".$templates->get("newsportal")."\";");
outputpage($newsportal);
?>

I tried adding it before ?>, but it did not show up.

Thanks!

[Christian]

try this

ob_start();
$templatelist = "newsportal";
require "./global.php";
eval("$newsportal = "".$templates->get("newsportal")."";");
outputpage($newsportal);
ob_get_clean();

[Kodaks]

Thanks for your reply, but I don't think that does the trick. I am trying to add the following code to my current file, so the two work hand in hand.

Here is the code I want to add:

ob_start();
include("path/to/show_news.php");
$news = ob_get_clean();

This is the file I want to add it to:

<?php
$templatelist = "newsportal";
require "./global.php";
eval("\$newsportal = \"".$templates->get("newsportal")."\";");
outputpage($newsportal);
?>

[Dennis Tsang]

<?php
ob_start();
include("path/to/show_news.php");
$news = ob_get_clean();

$templatelist = "newsportal";
require "./global.php";
eval("\$newsportal = \"".$templates->get("newsportal")."\";");
outputpage($newsportal);
?>

[Kodaks]

Thanks!