calling the entire forum via include?

[trenchteam]

 Could I do something like this?

<?PHP
include("/forum");
?>

and place this in a 3 column layout with the forum in the middle?  im not very familiar with coding.  I just use the scripts and create websites using photoshop and imageready and "READY MADE" php scripts.  Just wondering if this would work.

[[Unknown]]

No, it won't really work like that..... you'd have to modify the templates anyway to fix the html.

-[Unknown]

[Crackhead]

Could I do something like this?

<?PHP
include("/forum");
?>

and place this in a 3 column layout with the forum in the middle?  im not very familiar with coding.  I just use the scripts and create websites using photoshop and imageready and "READY MADE" php scripts.  Just wondering if this would work.

<?php
include("../forum/index.php")  ;
?>

Works.

[[Unknown]]

Just that maybe, but he was talking about outputting stuff beforehand.  It will also have adverse affects on other things, like attachments, if you make it use that URL.

-[Unknown]

[Crackhead]

Thought he had more in mind kind of 3 layer website and display the forum in 1 layer.

So would create 3 included of witch one is the forum, as long he aint messing with the rest it should work. Not that iam a pro in such tho 

[Cade]

Could I do something like this?

<?PHP
include("/forum");
?>

and place this in a 3 column layout with the forum in the middle?  im not very familiar with coding.  I just use the scripts and create websites using photoshop and imageready and "READY MADE" php scripts.  Just wondering if this would work.

<?php
include("../forum/index.php")  ;
?>

Works.

BRILLIANT !!! (if I can make it work also) ...what am I doing wrong?
http://www.livekoncerter.dk/test.php [nofollow]

[metallica48423]

you should not employ this method to do this -- it *WILL* break forum functionality.

The best method would be to edit the theme's index.template.php to 'emulate' your site's look with added divs to contain your board, then including the necessary header/menu/footer files and such.

I use this method at my site and it allows SMF to still fully function.

[metallica48423]

have you looked at this mod?

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=351

[Cade]

have you looked at this mod?

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=351

Great thanks! Much better solution to have functionality kept You've been a great help! Thanks