Re: [PHP] Templates Are Driving me Nuts

2004-07-13 Thread Paul Bissex
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:48:34 -0400, John W. Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > Everyone has their own ideas on whether this is needed and what kind of > templates to use. There are a ton of engines out there that you can use. > Some are simple and some turn into programming languages of the

Re: [PHP] Templates Are Driving me Nuts

2004-07-13 Thread John W. Holmes
EE wrote: Please help. This template thing is driving my nuts. I though maybe when I read more articles things will clear up; however, things got even worse. Every article writer has a different idea. Can anyone explain to me what are Templates for? What are the advantages of using them? If I use a

Re: [PHP] Templates Are Driving me Nuts

2004-07-13 Thread Justin Patrin
A template system allows you to (in most cases) use a special language, different than PHP, to write your HTML. At the simplest level, template languages replace special markers with content from PHP. More complicated types involve looping and other contro structures (if, then, else, etc.). Basica

RE: [PHP] Templates Are Driving me Nuts[Scanned]

2004-07-13 Thread Michael Egan
I looked at these briefly a couple of years ago but never really made great use of them. I also remember seeing an article in LinuxFormat about them which can be found at: http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/archives/LXF35.tut_php.pdf My understanding is that they are mainly intended for use in develo