PLEASE NOTICE: The original How To for this is due to KasLimon, as you can see from the following discussion. I edited this first post in order to have it all summarized, since it has been moved in this section, it will look more "how to" like and easy to read for the people who look for it



How to create a new variable to use in the .tpl files



Assign your custom variable through the array for the common variables to be used in most part of the site:


In includes/page_header.php


FIND



AFTER ADD




Then, recall your var in the .tpl file you need it, using the following:








Original post:

That happens because $template class is not defined yet, I think

It should be better to add the var to page_header.php,
Add what you want after
With this syntax:
And in template:

Greets!

____________
Gabriel Anca

KasLimon wrote: [View Post]

That happens because $template class is not defined yet, I think

Please tell me where exactly are you adding that.

Greets!

At the bottom of common.php (I chose common.php just because I suppose is recalled very frequently)


I have my own PHP function inside common.php. What it does doesn't matter actually, the important thing is that it ends with a single string I want to assign to a variable to use in the template. My function works good on a .php page, I just need to know how to integrate it in the template sistem.

Till now I've worked at .tpls only with html, so hard-coding things. I'd like to improve a bit learning how the .tpls' {VARIABLE} thingy works in the "php-side", since I've never done that    and I thought it would be nice to start with a single variable ^^ (template page is overall_header.tpl )


Thanks for answering and helping, is really appreciated ^^

Ok just saw you edited the post ^^


In page_header.php I noticed:





Amazing, just what I looked for!



So I suppose my function goes above that, and then I can set any variables I want in the following huge array, right?


Trying and letting you know



Edit: it works perfectly! This is quite a breakthrough for me! Really thanks KasLimon !!!

Vortex wrote: [View Post]

So I suppose my function goes above that, and then I can set any variables I want in the following huge array, right?

Yes

____________
Gabriel Anca

Great KasLimon, you are doing great PHP support.

Thank you.

____________
Luca
SEARCH is the quickest way to get support.
Icy Phoenix ColorizeIt - CustomIcy - HON

I think this should be in the section for tutorials. moving...

Edited first post to make it fit better with the "How To" section

How can I use this to recall specific users post?

For example in profile.php recall the posts from the users profile.

____________
Running two Icy forums on one server

First of all, thanks for this wonderful CMS, specially the Forum features, is the most full equiped Soft I've found and one of the main reasons for upgrading my PHPbb site to Icy.

Second, my apologies for refloating this topic, but there are a pack of things I've need to learn about adding variables yet. As you may see on my PHPbb forum (about Heroes of Might and Magic saga, MG   ) I've made some doggy (miserly made) customizations like the special avatar (which is only a GIF image), which I'd like to make them well on Icy by adding new variables which should recall the SQL request I need.

Well, if I set a new variable, for example "$call_to_artifact" (to show the custom "medals") where should I enter the variable value exactly? I mean, I've checked out this topic and I've found out that the variable is defined somewhere forward inside the page_header.php, so the question is: Is that place anywhere we want or it depends on the kind of operations we want to make? Another question I'd like to solve is: Are we able to define the new variable like "include external_file.php" and after this to program what we want?

Greets and thank you very much in advance for your attention! And sorry for my cavern english  

____________
Support Info

Ivory Tower URL: : http://www.torredemarfil.es/foro/ Version: 2.0

Check this out

h**p://***.icyphoenix.com/viewtopic...&p=26605#p26605

I had already watched those topics, but I don't want a blank template (if it's that what you mean). I only want to know where I should define the variable "$whatever" with all the PHP instructions I want, for example, an "include external_file.php". Maybe somewhere inside the own page_header.php (example) or in the common.php as it's written on this topic header post?

____________
Support Info

Ivory Tower URL: : http://www.torredemarfil.es/foro/ Version: 2.0

Then obviously you didn't read very much because you should find all the answers you are seeking here - Which is linked from the url I posted earlier.

h**p://***.icyphoenix.com/viewtopic...&p=30485#p30485

You're right, I didn't search very well. I saw a lot of code and the label "Blank Template MOD" and I didn't pay much attention. I don't want to create a Custom page with a self-made Template. I only want to set the variables and, although I can't understand what are the whole code aimed for, I guess there's no need of most things you've shown there, like a template.php file. What I've understood of all the code is that I've got just put an "include newvariables.php" elsewhere and define them on this last php. The thing I want to know is "where" and "how" should I set the "include newvariables.php", into page_header.php?