php/mysql site template system ?

[George L]

I have been looking around on hotscripts.com and other sites for a php/mysql site template system to power one of my sites' new layouts

problem is i haven't found one that is easier to use (like vB) and can operate so that the script looks into a template file(s) for the required settings and i applied once or whenever i update the site's layout elements.

I don't want it hitting the mysql database every time a page loads since the site get's up to 36,000 pageviews/day or around 150,000 - 190,000 server hits/day already

anyone using or know of such a script ?

[Mike Sullivan]

You mean aside from the one I'm working on as part of another script? Nope.


(I'm sure you can guess what the other script is.)

[George L]

Originally posted by Ed Sullivan
You mean aside from the one I'm working on as part of another script? Nope.


(I'm sure you can guess what the other script is.)

yeah... i thought you said you were getting tired of working on it ? or was that only marticle ?

[Mike Sullivan]

Only mArticle - I have a pretty well worked out idea of what I'm doing with Esuite.

I guess you could say it's a glorified phpNuke, but with the Ed Sullivan flare. (Some awesome features that I haven't seen anywhere actually... )

mArticle is more of a teaser for Esuite.

[MattR]

What about that "Fast Template" system I've seen around? I think dot_banner uses that.

[Mike Sullivan]

I think eva want's a template system that creates static HTML files -- similar to UBB 5's system (except using user editable templates).

Although, I haven't looked too much at fast template, I think it's dynamic (although you could adapt it I'm sure)

[George L]

Originally posted by Ed Sullivan
Only mArticle - I have a pretty well worked out idea of what I'm doing with Esuite.

I guess you could say it's a glorified phpNuke, but with the Ed Sullivan flare. (Some awesome features that I haven't seen anywhere actually... )

mArticle is more of a teaser for Esuite.

yes and a teaser it is... been waiting ages for Esuite

[George L]

Originally posted by Ed Sullivan
I think eva want's a template system that creates static HTML files -- similar to UBB 5's system (except using user editable templates).

Although, I haven't looked too much at fast template, I think it's dynamic (although you could adapt it I'm sure)

yep, looking for something like that creates static html / php files based on a site template(s) - i really like how marticle works

[Mike Sullivan]

Well, the story of mArticle/Esuite is this:

- Write mArticle for my site.
- Get requests for it here.
- Move it from my hardcoded HTML to a template driven engine.
- Release it, do some work on it.
- Come up with the idea for Esuite.
- Decide Esuite is too much of an undertaking, continue developing mArticle to take Esuite's place as a commercial product (1.5 was supposed to be the commercial version).
- Decide I don't have enough time to do a commercial mArticle.
- Have a beta version of the new mArticle just literally sitting there for about 2 months (since I started working on vB).
- Decide to finish up mArticle 1.5 and release it freely, and...
- Decide to create Esuite again.

9 months ago, to... a week or two ago.

I wouldn't be looking for Esuite real soon though, as there are a bunch of hoops to go through before it's release. And, oh yeah, a minor thing... lotsa coding!

[George L]

yeah lack of time huh... sounds like some of my site projects that have been put on hold for over 15 months hehe

[Menno]

I'm working on a templated newsmanager as well. Should be releasing the beta soon.

[JB007]

Well, I think that the best way to programme a vB - like template system is not by using MySQL. Instead, we can 'include' template files and create pages by subroutine calles which will greatly cuts down the number MySQL queries and improves the speed. For example ( in perl ):

require 'templates.pl';
$form = create_page_header({ title=>'Login' });
$form .= create_form_header({ formaction=>'current.pl', action=>'dologin' });
$form .= create_table_header({ width="100%" });
#.. etc

for instance, create_page_header would be :

sub create_page_header
{
my $params = shift;
my $output = qq~
<html>
<head>
<title>$params->{title}</title>
</head>
<body>
~;
return $output;
}

BTW, There is a theme creator for PHP-Nuke that makes it easy to create new themes ...

Best Regards