Using a PHP script within HTML-templates

[Dunkelkind]

Hello PP-community,

maybe my "problem" seems totally easy to solve but my knowledge about PHP isn't worth to mention :)

I want to include a simple PHP script (counter of my visitors since the beginning of my domain) in the footer of my html template files of my PP blog. The counter displays a small message (xxxxx hits (now x online)) as you can see at the start page of my website http://www.dunkelzeit.de . Before using Pixelpost as a blog/gallery system I used to call the script by simply adding following into the corresponding html page for displaying the counter:


<?php
include './<path_to_script>/count.php'
?>


Now by using PP it doesn't work anymore this way and when having a look at the source code in the browser window I even can read this PHP snippet. I assume that I have to include/call this script another way since the PP index.php is the essential page which just includes the templates when serving the client. Can someone help me with this issue? Any help is gladly appreciated :)

[Dkozikowski]

Interesting. I was not aware that this was an issue but it makes sense now that I think about it.

I sent you a private message :)

[Connie]

as usual,

this must be done with an addon
because addons will be read and interpreted as php

in the moment when the template is read, only <TAGs> are interpreted!

[Dunkelkind]

Thank you both :)

@ dwilkinsjr
I gathered all information for you.

@ Connie
That makes some sense to me :)

[austriaka]

have a look at the "current_datetime.php" which is found in addons folder of your pixelpost installation.
remove these lines:
$tz = $cfgrow["timezone"];
$current_date_time = gmdate($cfgrow['dateformat'],time() + (3600 * $tz));
and put the "include './<path_to_script>/count.php'" instead.

Now you can replace the message with the tag:
$tpl = str_replace("<COUNT_MESSAGE>",$counter_return,$tpl);

Name the file "count_addon.php" and put it into your addons folder.

HTH
KArin

[Dkozikowski]

He's all set Karin. I already took his code and put it into an addon :)

[Dunkelkind]

Great work :)
Thank you very much.

[austriaka]

He's all set Karin. I already took his code and put it into an addon :)so why don't you publish it here?
It spares brainworking for help-willing people and gives advice for those who will come after us
;-)
KArin

[Dkozikowski]

so why don't you publish it here?
It spares brainworking for help-willing people and gives advice for those who will come after us
;-)
KArin

:p Sorry ;)

All I did was take count.php and put it in an addon format. 2 second job, quick an dirty :)

The script could be enhanced by using some other pixelpost variables but it does what he wants it to do, count a page hit and show how many users are currently online.

[euscera]

Still, care to put it here, I am running with the same thing here.

doesn't work with include("/home/grushca/public_html/cnstats/cnt.php");
and i'm having trouble putting it all together.
http://forum.pixelpost.org/showthread.php?t=6335&highlight=php+include

[euscera]

here's what I got cncount.php in addon folder
$addon_name = "CnStats Counter";
$addon_description = "CNStats cne.php replacer.";
$addon_version = "0.1";
$cn_count = include("/home/grushca/public_html/cnstats/cnt.php");
$tpl = str_replace("<CN_COUNT>",$cn_count,$tpl );

as soon as its turned on in the control panel it starts couting -- so it includes even if i dont have <CN_COUNT> embedded into the template page and the design falls apart. What should I do?
Thanks

[dakwegmo]

You'll need to use some logic to only include the file on the pages you want it to show up on. If you only want the counter to show up on your main image pages, then something like this might work:


$addon_name = "CnStats Counter";
$addon_description = "CNStats cne.php replacer.";
$addon_version = "0.1";

if(!isset($_GET['x']) {
$cn_count = include("/home/grushca/public_html/cnstats/cnt.php");
$tpl = str_replace("<CN_COUNT>",$cn_count,$tpl );
}


I'm pretty new to PHP and PixelPost's code, so someone else can correct me if I'm wrong.

[Dkozikowski]

You'll need to use some logic to only include the file on the pages you want it to show up on. If you only want the counter to show up on your main image pages, then something like this might work:


$addon_name = "CnStats Counter";
$addon_description = "CNStats cne.php replacer.";
$addon_version = "0.1";

if(!isset($_GET['x']) {
$cn_count = include("/home/grushca/public_html/cnstats/cnt.php");
$tpl = str_replace("<CN_COUNT>",$cn_count,$tpl );
}


I'm pretty new to PHP and PixelPost's code, so someone else can correct me if I'm wrong.

if(isset($image_id)) {

is what i normally use when dealing with addons for the image_template.

[euscera]

if(isset($image_id)) {

is what i normally use when dealing with addons for the image_template.

why do you need $image_id in there for?

thanks

[Dennis]

To see if you're on the image_template.html or not.