>> Stringer makes it possible to add something like <dummy1> to replace in the
>> future with code, eg: to automatically put in a counters or logos.
>If you do this, you need to keep a "source" version of your site on
>your HD and run it through stringer before uploading it to the site.
I try to keep an up to date copy on disk anyhow, just in case.
>Of course, you're absolutely right - it can make things very easy, you
>could for example keep menu options out until its run through stringer
>which will let you add pages easily to the site.
Good thinking. On http://www.copywriter.co.uk a lot of the organisation is
through cgi, the new site will get mirrored and setting up scripts on each
domain would be a nuisance.
Another point about stringer is, as the replacement text is identical, it too
can be replaced so halloween.gif can become xmas.gif etc.
>If you're heading down that path, you might want to look at something
>like PHP, which is a server-side scripting language. Assuming you
>can get access to it (your ISP may not have it), it's very simple to
>do the above without actually needing to run anything through
>stringer. Most of the pages I make these days (Including Active Tech,
>Vapor, Globe Shoes and a few Aussie ones) take this form:
Sounds great, and the code looks easy. For mirror sites, It would be better
than the obvious solution of everything on one site, with other sites
showing the remote page through a frame, which I'm avoiding to please the
search engines.
If there's lots more to php, maybe Neil could do done one of his legendary
Amiga Format tutorials. Had the frames one by the computer all the
time (thanks Neil!).
php does affect the URL though, which I'm trying to avoid.
>This way you keep all the content in the page, and the layout in
>external files so you can easily modify them. It's pretty funky :)
And those external files could be on any domain!
John
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