Help in integrating php webpage to SMF

[Don Jajo]

Hi all,

I want to go more in extending my SMF site, am if it is possible creating a php file and another directory and it will look the same with my index.php in design. Like a mod did this and all features of SMF are in the go.php

http://2netlodge.com/go.php?url=aHR0cDovL2NubGhvc3QubmV0

How can i do that please?

[margarett]

All the functions are NOT in that go.php... That is a custom page built probably with SSI.

You can do something similar by using a custom action (there are mods for that), this way it will be automatically integrated and you can put your php code inside

[Don Jajo]

i knw about custom action but i wanna make it in a way to be a subdomain but still part of the forum

[margarett]

For that you will always need SSI and a custom page to do whatever you want it to do. And that always implies fitting your theme layout to your custom page to make it look integrated.
Not an easy task...

Is there a reason why you really want a sub domain? Why can't you use an action?

[Don Jajo]

I don't wanna know about the difficulty because i know i can do it as long as it is PHP. Yea, i want to use subdomain because i want to create a page for tool (e.g. SEO tools etc...) and i still want it to be part of the forum but a branch

[margarett]

In that case you have to do it like it was made here... You create your own page and then you use the necessary functions of SSI.php to... What you need to do
Look at ssi_examples.php to give you an idea of how to start.

[Arantor]

In this case...

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<?php

require('SSI.php');

$context['page_title_html_safe'] = 'My new title';

template_header();
?>

<div>regular HTML here</div>

<?php
template_footer();
?>

[Don Jajo]

Thanks all, it worked! Problem solved! 

[Don Jajo]

SMF Copyright in the footer is not included in it only theme copyright and also how can i add link tree to it?

[Arantor]

It isn't included because you're not using index.php (which is the only way to get the copyright correctly)

Linktree is another matter entirely, you need to populate $context['linktree']. I can't give you any more details without more details from you about what you're trying to do.

[Don Jajo]

This is what am trying to do as i told margerette

I don't wanna know about the difficulty because i know i can do it as long as it is PHP. Yea, i want to use subdomain because i want to create a page for tool (e.g. SEO tools etc...) and i still want it to be part of the forum but a branch

Something like this https://tools.digitalpoint.com/ but that's not SMF

[Don Jajo]

Please help.....

[Herman's Mixen]

open settings.php in your forum root and add the line

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$forum_version = 'cake';

to get the copyright working on custom pages including your SSI pages

[Arantor]

This is only actually safe to do as of 2.0 final, but still isn't recommended. The SSI deliberately excluded it for a reason.

As for the link tree (which is still unanswered), just going 'please help' isn't going to get you anywhere, you actually have to provide some information before we can help you.

[Don Jajo]

This is what am trying to do as i told margerette

I don't wanna know about the difficulty because i know i can do it as long as it is PHP. Yea, i want to use subdomain because i want to create a page for tool (e.g. SEO tools etc...) and i still want it to be part of the forum but a branch

Something like this https://tools.digitalpoint.com/ but that's not SMF

That's what i provided above, or not what you requested??

[Don Jajo]

open settings.php in your forum root and add the line

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$forum_version = 'cake';

to get the copyright working on custom pages including your SSI pages

Thanks bro

[Arantor]

You want to know how to add things to the link tree... but you haven't told me WHAT. And if you're going to emulate Shawn's work on DP, you're going to need plenty of PHP skills (and honestly, if you have the skills, figuring out how to add to the link tree becomes a trivial matter because if you have the PHP skills, I already told you what to look for)

[Don Jajo]

Thanks. now done

I altered the $context['linktree'] before calling out the template_header() function and it worked for me

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$context['linktree'][1] = Array( 'url' => 'http://tools.2netlodge.com', 'name' => $context['page_title_html_safe']);


Is there any other way? 

[Arantor]

No, that's how you're supposed to do it for the most part (not putting in numbers in the array would generally be a smart move though)

[Don Jajo]

Oh, thanks alot

But i don't get this :/

not putting in numbers in the array would generally be a smart move though

[Arantor]

$context['linktree'][1]

^^ number in the array.

Just use $context['linktree'][] to add new items.

[Don Jajo]

I grab, thanks