Basic PHP & HTML help

[sbryan]

Well, I did have a sidebar.php file for my Wordpress theme, but it turns out that sidebar needs to be somewhat dynamic.

I had just done this to call the PHP file from my homepage:

<?php include_once "sidebar.php"; ?>

I made the sidebar.php file into a custom Wordpress Page template, and I have function calls to fill in the information I need:

<?php the_content(); ?>

<?php the_meta(); ?>

Is there a way to call the PHP file now?

<?php include_once "http://website.com/sidebar.php"; ?>

and

<?php include_once "http://website.com/sidebar"; ?>

Do not work. They error out.

Do I even need PHP reference, can I just reference that extension-less link that Wordpress creates(the latter)?

 

[rowsdower]

Try this:

<?php include_once "/sidebar.php"; ?>

 

[Wee Beastie]

If rowsdower's tip doesn't work, I have another suggestion. In my experience, if sidebar.php is at the root of your theme folder you should just need this:

<?php get_sidebar(); ?>

If that doesn't work, try this:

<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH."/sidebar.php");?>

The latter is what I use if I have multiple sidebar templates that I need use. Replace sidebar.php with the name of your template file of course...


PS. you know if you hit a rowsdower you get to keep it...

 

[rowsdower]

PS. you know if you hit a rowsdower you get to keep it...

The meat's a bit gamey...