Re: Make Frontpage generate PHP/MySQL query?

From: Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage (Leeds_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/12/04 

Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:33:09 -0400

I'm really not an advocate of it. I much prefer to keep FrontPage in the
dark and simply process the php on htm/html files. using either the
<script> </script> method or just the <? ?>, depending on how much script is
there, what it's doing, and what version of FrontPage it's expected to work
on. 

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"Jack Brewster" <jack@removethis.andthis.mvps.org> wrote in message
news:u68AvSJsEHA.2948@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> There are some downsides to using the ASP-style, or "short form" tags with
> PHP.
> http://us2.php.net/basic-syntax
>
> - A default installation of PHP does not enable this option by default.
The
> PHP configuration must be updated by the server admin.
> - Some ISPs don't/don't want to support them.  Check before you host!
> - Your code is less portable, meaning that if you move your code from a
> server that supports short-form tags to a server that doesn't, you'll have
> big problems (Again, check before you sign up with that new host.)
>
> My preference is to use the default long-form tag style and edit PHP in an
> external editor (I use TopStyle).  I realize this technique doesn't work
for
> everyone, but it's a good fall back if you can't change servers.
>
> --
> Jack Brewster
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>
> "Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage" <Leeds@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uB8c8xIsEHA.3324@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > nah, that's just a way to make FrontPage not freak out about the <?
tags.
> > I'm wondering about running php on an .asp page.
> >
> > btw, <? ?> shows as a script block just like <% %> does in design view
of
> > FrontPage 2003.  I think another good way to get FrontPage not to freak
> > out
> > with php is not using the <? ?> at all and just surrounding the code
with
> > <script language="php"> </script>.
> > but to keep FrontPage functionality I like to just set the server to
> > process
> > php code on an htm/html page.  I have instructions on how to do this
here:
> > http://contentseed.com/help/files/PHP_as_HTM-HTML.pdf
> > it's amazing how everything in FrontPage "stays normal" and you can use
> > any
> > FrontPage component such as include page, nav bars, etc.  which you
can't
> > do
> > if the page has a .php extension.
>
>

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