PHP Problem

Hello everyone,

I have a quite complicated problem. I am using template files to edit a script. It has symbols with special meaning like {$clientsarea.firstname} etc
I need to put these in php coding. But they are processed after the php tags.
Currently i am using something like the following, but its not working.

<?php

$link = mysql_connect($server, $user, $pass);
if(!mysql_select_db($database)) die(mysql_error());

$id = '{$clientsdetails.id}';

?>

Code (markup):

I want the sybmol {$clientsdetails.id} to be processed by the template engine and then that info is stored in $id.
Is there any way of doing this?? I need this fixed quick.

Thanks,
Hassan

 

Why can't you just use the variables before the template processing? Wouldn't that be more logical?

 

As I understand it, the value {$clientsdetails.id} isn't replaced with the actual value (say, "foo"), until after HTML is printed?

I'm thinking the best way to do it is to use PHP to save the actual value of {$clientsdetails.id} in a file named "clientsdetails.txt" or whatever, then use a server side include to run another PHP file. I think you can include php with ssi..?

 

Try to use ob_start() function like this:

<?php
function callback($buffer)
{
if(preg_match('/<id>(.*?)<\/id>/si',$buffer,$regs)){
$id=$regs[1]; // here you get the variable that you can store anywhere
}
return $buffer;
}

?>
<id>{$clientsdetails.id}</id>

Code (markup):

Good luck

 

I am sorry that I forgot to place ob_start function in the code.

 

I think buffering the output is what i needed. I will try it soon.
Thanks very much to all for helping. Rep+ given.