Using PHP include to separate site content

Question

I\'m looking for advice on the best practice for separating site content up into logical blocks. I want a header and footer that are constant throughout the site, so that if

Answer 1

In building off of Your Common Sense's answer, there's not a good reason to have 2 files for every page. You can easily combine your template (YCS called this .tpl.php) and your actual page into one file.

First, start off with a class that you can expand as your template needs expand:

Then, make your layout:

    
    ContentHead)) { include $TPL->ContentHead; } ?>


    

        ContentBody)) { include $TPL->ContentBody; } ?>
    

And finally, add your page with the body content:

PageTitle = "My Title";
    $TPL->ContentBody = __FILE__;
    include "layout.php";
    exit;
}
?>