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DEK24 · December 21, 2007, 12:06:24 AM

ok i just tried to toss this into my html page and the page went nuts with no recent posts.

I use a program iweb to design my site and it allows you to insert html snippets, usually what I do when I add ads or a youtube video. Is there anyway to do something like this to add the recent posts?

Orstio · December 21, 2007, 06:35:37 AM

"page went nuts" doesn't really help to determine where you went wrong.

Did you get error messages? If so, what error messages did you get?

PFDWM · December 21, 2007, 06:35:52 PM

Hello I just followed instructions here and nothing showed up, Page didnt go nuts but nothing showed up. No error messages. But I am using a HTML website, does it have to be XHTML or something else?

Orstio · December 21, 2007, 07:37:18 PM

And you used the path from the "SMF directory" field in your SMF admin panel, server settings?

PFDWM · December 21, 2007, 08:05:15 PM

yeah its a shared server from godaddy /home/content/u/s/e/username/html/

subsituted username : for real info

Orstio · December 21, 2007, 08:20:17 PM

So this is what you have above your <html> tag?

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<?php require("/home/content/u/s/e/username/html/SSI.php"); ?>

PFDWM · December 21, 2007, 08:26:40 PM

You got it

Orstio · December 21, 2007, 08:49:27 PM

And your forum is here:

/home/content/u/s/e/username/html/

And not in a subdirectory, like this?

/home/content/u/s/e/username/html/forum/

PFDWM · December 21, 2007, 08:54:11 PM

sorry yes it is in a sub directory /pfd forum/

Orstio · December 21, 2007, 08:55:31 PM

So then the code should be this?

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<?php require("/home/content/u/s/e/username/html/pfd forum/SSI.php"); ?>

PFDWM · December 21, 2007, 09:02:21 PM

Yeah Im sorry I did do that sorry should ahve stated that
/home/content/..../pfd forum/ssi.php

DEK24 · December 22, 2007, 01:01:42 AM

Quote from: Orstio on December 21, 2007, 06:35:37 AM
"page went nuts" doesn't really help to determine where you went wrong.

Did you get error messages? If so, what error messages did you get?

everything on the page went blurry out of order and it looked like it was being covered by the matrix

Orstio · December 22, 2007, 08:00:08 AM

Quoteeverything on the page went blurry out of order and it looked like it was being covered by the matrix

You don't happen to be using something like FrontPage or DreamWeaver to edit the file?

PFDWM · December 22, 2007, 09:12:25 AM

ummmm Yeah

Orstio · December 22, 2007, 09:14:32 AM

Try using Notepad instead. Or, if you want something with colour highlights, use NotePad++. FrontPage and DreamWeaver can do strange things with PHP code.

PFDWM · December 22, 2007, 09:17:54 AM

ok I will try it... But im going to need the button i guess in the future
you going to be around in case things go arye

PFDWM · December 22, 2007, 09:29:41 AM

Hmm well I edited it with note pad put

Quote<?php require("/home/content/u/s/e/username/html/Patterson Fire Dept Forum/SSI.php"); ?>

on line 1

Quote<?php ssi_recentPosts(8 ); ?>

where I want the post to show up
Note: had to put a space between 8 ) when posting b/c it went to smiley

But still no luck with it showing up

Orstio · December 22, 2007, 09:31:35 AM

Can I see the URL?

PFDWM · December 22, 2007, 09:32:49 AM

Not showing up

the site is www.pattersonfiredept.org

Orstio · December 22, 2007, 09:34:03 AM

What happens if you change the name of index.htm to index.php?

Also, if I go to your forum:

http://www.pattersonfiredept.org/Patterson%20Fire%20Dept%20Forum/

There are no posts visible to guests, so there won't be anything in your recent posts...

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