How to have a page within another page?

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by jimd118, Nov 19, 2007.

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    Hi guys. Im trying to figure out how to insert a page within another. What im trying to do is insert a forum of mine into another page so i can have additional content at the top and bottom. Whats the best way to do this? Frames? If so how can i link on frame to my forum? Any help i will appreciate.
    Thanks
    Jim
     
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  2. twistedspikes

    twistedspikes Notable Member

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    Could use a frame but I wouldn't recomend it.

    I'm sure there must be another way now.
     
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  3. Dan Schulz

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    Are you just trying to include the header and footer (or a menu) in the forum itself? If that's the case, then modifying the template to call those sections of the main site would work as well, though you'd need some server-side programming knowledge (which language would depend on which one you're using for the forum of course).
     
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    Using an iframe (inline frame) is another quick and dirty option.
     
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  5. Dan Schulz

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    You got the quick and dirty part right, since it won't validate against a Strict DOCTYPE (whether it's HTML or XHTML).
     
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    QiSoftware Well-Known Member

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  7. jimd118

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    Thanks but can anyone be more specific on how to do these? My only programming knowledge is some light html. All I need to do is ive got a domain dineyoungstown.com and a forum at jmdaviswebandimageservices.com/forum/ i want to put the forum on the dineyounstown default page so i can have a logo at the top and an ad at the bottom. Ive been experimenting but nothing has worked yet.
    Any specific help would be well appreciated.
    Thanks
    Jim
     
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  8. Dan Schulz

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    Jim, what forum are you using? (And before someone tells you to hire someone to do it, allow me to tell them to bugger off.)
     
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    You can iclude it with iFrame but it won't be good for SEO. I would recommend use PHP (if your host supports it) and iclude the forum with the simple:
    <?php include"http://jmdaviswebandimageservices.com/forum/"; ?>
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    However it won't work if your server doesn't support remote file opening or including.

    I would suggest you Google and read about anything you need in this (iframes, PHP etc)
     
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