Hi!

I am trying to use php alongside the <%%> tags in my templates, but to little success.
Here is a small example of a template file that demonstrates what I want to do:

When I try this, the the php is simply converted to html comments. How do I get the php to parse?

Thanks

Hi,

In order to get this working you must run your site in static mode (build static html pages) and change the extension in GLinks setup from .html to .php only then it will work.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Boris

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Thanks for the quick reply, Boris. I just need to make sure I follow your instructions correctly:

To change the extension, am I going to change the build_extension variable found under www.mysite.com/cgi-bin/section/admin/admin.cgi > Setup > Build Options ?

Thanks again

That's correct!

Keep in mind though that any drastic changes (such as this one) will have negative impact on your site ranking in google!

If you already running your site in static mode it's worth trying to get your provider to reconfigure apache so php can parse .html files as well, this way google will continue to see your site as before, if you are running in dynamic mode you are out of luck I'm afraid.

Cheers,
Boris

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Thank you sir! I will keep this in mind. We are already running this site in static mode, so I will look into reconfiguring apache. 3 more quick questions:
1. Will reconfiguring apache to parse all .html files as php cause slower performance?
2. Will changing the build extension to .php cause slower performance?
3. After changing the build extension, will I need to change the file extensions of all my template files, or just those containing php code?

Thanks again
Coert

Hi,

- Yes, to what degree though depends on how big is the site, files and how powerful server is.

- Same as 1.

- After changing the extension in the admin panel on the next rebuild GLinks will re-create all files with .php extension. You don't have to change the extensions of the template files.

Is it something php specific you are trying to achieve? It might be worth looking at doing it in a native GLinks way first?

Cheers,
Boris

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I changed the build extension, and everything works ok, except when I click a link to view a detailed page. I attached a screenshot of when it doesn't work. It seems like the urls of the links still point to the .html version of the page. I found the code that builds url, and it looks like this:

Seems like I will need to fix the url generator.

My task is to get a previous developer's php application running on GLinks. It's a pretty big piece of code, and I want to make minimum changes. The problem is that the previous developer didn't really develop it within the GLinks environment. It is an isolated piece of php. I want to use his code, but still make use of the GLinks functionality.

Hi,

build_link_detail_url looks to me as glinks global you should look to it in admin panel where it produces the final code and change the extension if it's hardcoded.

As for how to integrate that PHP app ... depends on how it works, there might be other ways but hard to say without know how the code in question works. :(

Uh, oh ... i've seen this site it's been around for many years I think the google penalty might be too much in it's case :\

Cheers,
Boris

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Thanks for the reply.


Am I right if I say that the only way I will use PHP on this site without crippling my google ranking too much is if I get apache reconfigured to parse all .html files as php? That way my structure won't look any different to the search engines, but it might affect my performance a little.

Thanks
Coert

Yes, as far as i see it at this point.

Ofc the best option is to get that PHP code rewritten to be proper GLinks code (either via plugin or global).

Cheers,
Boris

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I changed the build extension to .php to test it, and the php is still not being parsed...

Hmmm, are you sure the site is not running in rewrite mode (still being dynamic but only looks like static for the sake of search engine rankings).

Just tested on dev install and it works fine for me without any adjustments.

Cheers,
Boris

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Hi
Where can I find the info to see if I am running in rewrite mode?
Thanks

Well, do you have a bunch of .html files in your system?

Also look inside your .htaccess file if the directory is containing only .cgi files and .htaccess is full of rules then you are running it rewrite mode.

Cheers,
Boris

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Thanks Boris

It seems that that you are right about the site running in rewrite mode.

Would there be any other workaround that allows me to use php? I have used ajax to pull in php scripts client-side, but I'm hoping to find a way to do it server-side.

Regards
Coert

Hi,

You should be able to run the PHP commands via a global:

exec_php

Then call with:


Some servers require you to use /usr/bin/php (or whatever the full path to PHP is on your server)

Hope that helps

Cheers

Andy (mod)
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