I'm thinking that Kadyellebee would be the best person to ask, since she's the "module" expert (well ok, since I know she uses them )

I know it's been discussed before on the forum, but I can not seem to find the thread.

I was wanting to use the MT Modules header, footer, sidebar on my PHP pages, that are not generated by MT.

and since I don't know PHP, and I only "squeek" by with MT, I'm hoping that one of you brilliant ladies, can help me out here.

(*G* pretty please, with a chocolate cookie?)

ok, this is what I used...



I've also tried it, where it says module="header"
and module="header.php"

if you want to see the page itself it's here

cavet: of course, the page, it's still in it's "infancy" /cavet

Thanks to any one who can help

(whoops, code didn't work in the quotes, I changed the < brackets to * )

Since a module by itself does not generate an output file, you will need to put your header, footer, and sidebar in new Index Templates instead. Then include the output file via PHP.

Example, an Index Template called "sidebar", with output file "sidebar.html". Then include with:



(When posting code, use the CODE buttons instead of the QUOTE buttons and then you won't have to substitute characters.)

Thanks Girlie!! LOL You just wanted another cookie
YUM

Thanks again for the info!

pooh, I just did it, and I get an error...



is this because I already have a header module? (I have not deleted that yet. *G* I'm nervous to delete it, till I had the header.html index template saved)

Also, something I just thought of, I would have to change the (thanks for the tip girlie, on using the code button) wouldn't I? would I change that to ="header.html"$

thanks again for the help!

Yeah, I think error is because you have two named the same thing.  So just change the name of the second one so it's not exactly the same as the first.  :)

You can use the php include code that girlie posted (because isn't that where you're heading anyway?) instead of the MTInclude code you've posted.  Or, you would use MTInclude file="header.html"  

It's not a module anymore so MTInclude module isn't going to work.

EXCELLENT! Thanks Brenna! (*G* You can have a cookie too )

ok, seems I'm not finished picking your brains after all

I'm getting this error:


*Smile* what's confusing, is that I can see the sidebar.html Index template there. I even deleted it and re-added it.

and I have it coded in, just like the header and footer includes.

(also, would it be smarter to make them a PHP extension, instead of html?)

and should I link them to a template? (or would I only do that, when I finally figure out how to do the skinning? /yes Brenna, I'm using yours and Kristine's tuts for that/

I tried putting the sidebar.html code in the footer.html part, but I still come up with the same error.

If you're going to do skinning, set up your pages with .php extensions.  I'd also skip trying to do it with MTInclude file altogether, and use the php include code girlie wrote above.  That's what you will need to use with the skins.

YES!
Thank YOU for being so patient

ok, I set the header, etc up as php.
for some reason I kept getting an error (parse error). *G* But than, (finally), I copied and pasted exact, and I had left out the parenthesis (*G* had to look that word up, I mean, How Often do you spell parenthesis?)

Anyway, it's working Great now! and Thank you, because I was in the middle of learning how to skin, when all the server problems started, and I'd like to start everything off right, to continue that process

Thanks!

Witchy, just in case you haven't seen this, or anyone else comes by this thread wanting to know more about skinning, here's a direct link to Krisitne's skinning tutorial; she shows cut-and-paste code that makes skinning easier to understand when thinking in terms of MT (at least it did for me  :p).

hey nammer, Thanks and yes, I've got it book marked

Thanks for leaving the link