[Accurate]

Until now, I have layed out a website as below.

Each page would consist like:

include header

content would go in here

include footer



Now, I've been told that I should have the content as an include aswel? Is this the right way to do things?


Cheers.

[aspiramedia]

This surely depends on your structure.

I wouldn't put your content in an include. What's the point?

[Dusteh]

I get the feeling you don't mean an include at all... but are talking about building a dynamic website? Afterall, thats what you will end up with if you have an empty template pulling data in for every element. Doing it with includes at this stage would be pointless.

[datahound]

I tend to build a body with top, menu, content and bottom then when I am happy with the design I change only the content to an include. See my current project
http://www.epsweb.co.uk/pearsons/indexcss.php

[datahound]

I would use PHP code like this.

<?php
if(!$page){include("page1.htm");}
elseif($page=="2"){include("page2.htm");}
elseif($page=="3"){include("page3.htm");}
elseif($page=="4"){include("page4.htm");}
else{exit;}
?>

While we are back on the subject of includes would the above be secure against code injection attacks being as it not open ended?

[Accurate]

Ok interesting... so thats the right way to do it, but not includes. Ok thanks.