[PHP] Storing (html and php) Content in MySQL - help
I have been trying to wrap my mind around how to accomplish this for a few days, and done estensive searching on Google. I know there are free CMS systems available for download, but I want to write my own code so I can maintain it and extend it, I need it to be customizable. So far what I have worked up is this: The mysql row contains a page_id field, title field, content field, and sidebar content field. in index.php: include(module.php) $username = findLoggedinUsername() eval ($content) in module.php: $result = mysqlquery(select * from content where page_id = get['id']) $row = fetcharray9$result) $content = $row['content'] $title = $row['title'] etc. The content mysql field contains: $ct = END pWelcome $username, to the interweb/p END; echo $ct In the heredoc, I can use variables like $username, but not like $row['username']. So far this method works just fine, however I want to be able to edit the content through the website itself. Am I on the right track or is this awkward? I am implementing a new, login system (mine isn't secure enough) and I want to implement it correctly. How should I go about storing content (which may or may not include php) into a page content field?
Re: [PHP] Storing (html and php) Content in MySQL - help
Allen McCabe wrote: I have been trying to wrap my mind around how to accomplish this for a few days, and done estensive searching on Google. I know there are free CMS systems available for download, but I want to write my own code so I can maintain it and extend it, I need it to be customizable. So far what I have worked up is this: The mysql row contains a page_id field, title field, content field, and sidebar content field. in index.php: include(module.php) $username = findLoggedinUsername() eval ($content) in module.php: $result = mysqlquery(select * from content where page_id = get['id']) $row = fetcharray9$result) $content = $row['content'] $title = $row['title'] etc. The content mysql field contains: $ct = END pWelcome $username, to the interweb/p END; echo $ct In the heredoc, I can use variables like $username, but not like $row['username']. So far this method works just fine, however I want to be able to edit the content through the website itself. Am I on the right track or is this awkward? I am implementing a new, login system (mine isn't secure enough) and I want to implement it correctly. How should I go about storing content (which may or may not include php) into a page content field? You are definitely trying to reinvent the wheel. But, having done that myself, I can tell you very generally how I did it. My content table allowed for multiple rows for each page. Each row had a label and value (e.g. body:Hello World, sidebar:Goodbye World). To allow for php code, I added a type to each row. (e.g. body:text:Hello World, sidebar:eval:echo 'Goodbye World';). A template then would have a function call at the appropriate places to parse the expected content elements. As things go, it got a little more complex than that, and then a little more complex than that, etc. It's been working fine for me for five or six years and is still reasonably elegant. I've thought of open sourcing it, but I have a hunch there are several hundred systems like that already. Good luck and have fun. John -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Storing (html and php) Content in MySQL - help
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Allen McCabe allenmcc...@gmail.com wrote:
I have been trying to wrap my mind around how to accomplish this for a few
days, and done estensive searching on Google.
I know there are free CMS systems available for download, but I want to
write my own code so I can maintain it and extend it, I need it to be
customizable.
So far what I have worked up is this:
The mysql row contains a page_id field, title field, content field, and
sidebar content field.
in index.php:
include(module.php)
$username = findLoggedinUsername()
eval ($content)
in module.php:
$result = mysqlquery(select * from content where page_id = get['id'])
$row = fetcharray9$result)
$content = $row['content']
$title = $row['title']
etc.
The content mysql field contains:
$ct = END
pWelcome $username, to the interweb/p
END;
echo $ct
In the heredoc, I can use variables like $username, but not like
$row['username'].
So far this method works just fine, however I want to be able to edit the
content through the website itself. Am I on the right track or is this
awkward? I am implementing a new, login system (mine isn't secure enough)
and I want to implement it correctly.
How should I go about storing content (which may or may not include php)
into a page content field?
Use curly braces around the variable within the string when using arrays.
http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php#language.types.string.parsing.complex
echo Hello {$row['username']};
However, know that string variable parsing can be very inefficient and
consider this analysis of PHP internals in your design.
http://blog.libssh2.org/index.php?/archives/28-How-long-is-a-piece-of-string.html
On small sites with low traffic it doesn't matter much, but as
complexity and usage grows so does the overhead of writing your code
the easy way.
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