How do I include php in Widget?

[alkrida]

Thank you Steven

me 2

[ShyGuy82]

Does this work only with PHP??? Can I bring back ANY content from ANY site? Does the $output hold a raw php or a rendered html?

[Lynne]

We are talking about a php widget here, so yes, you may only use php and the output is rendered html.

[ShyGuy82]

Lynne, thanks for your reply, if I want to create a widget for a static html? say I want to include an IFRAME (filling the rest of the browser's real estate (minus header and footer) with SRC of another page, can I do that?

Thank you

[Lynne]

You may create a static html widget, yes. However, you question regarding iframes I can't answer since I have never done anything with them.

[Ashley Pietersen]

Great ! I had the same issues -


// UNTESTED
ob_start();
include("/packages/vbcms/rep-online.php");
echo "<br />\n";
$output .= ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

the PHP code above made it happen finaly - thanks

[kyrgyz]

What I would is create your slide show as a standalone file on your server to ensure that it works.

public_html/path/mod_fpslideshow.php

Then use

ob_start();
include("/home/pathto/mod_fpslideshow.php");
echo "<br />\n"; /* optional space */
$output .= ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean(); 

I am planning to have a slideshow in forum header. Can it be done with the above code if I put it in the header include?

[steven s]

I am planning to have a slideshow in forum header. Can it be done with the above code if I put it in the header include?

I'm going to say no.
I use a script that changes the photo with each refresh, but not a slide show.

[kyrgyz]

I want to try Webassist PowerGallery, was hoping to use it to show landscape photos in the forum header. Really like its Control Panel.
Below is from their site.

Embed in PHP Page
Insert the following code within an existing PHP page, exactly where you wish this PowerGallery to display:
 
<?php
$pg_id = '6';
$pg_theme = 'dark';
include('/powergallery/galleries/grid_lightbox/index.php');
?>

I use a script that changes the photo with each refresh, but not a slide show.

P.S. Could you, please, share your script witn me, if it's ok? Or give me a link. Thanks

[steven s]

P.S. Could you, please, share your script witn me, if it's ok? Or give me a link. Thanks

I use this.

http://www.dreamincode.net/code/snippet428.htm

And in my header I use <img src="path_to/rotate.php">
http://forum.nccbmwcca.org uses that script.

[kyrgyz]

Thank you. It looks awesome. I'll give it a try later on.

[steven s]

Thank you. It looks awesome. I'll give it a try later on.

Keep in mind, it's not a slideshow.

[ZoDesigns.com]

So I updated a 3.x site to v4 Suite and implemented the same exact code from my other site where this is working (same server). I now get this error:

Warning: include() [function.include]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/home/xxx/domains/xxx.com/public_html/fpss.php) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/xxx/:/tmp:/var/tmp:/usr/local/lib/php/) in [path]/packages/vbcms/widget/execphp.php(191) : eval()'d code on line 2

[Steve Machol]

ZoDesigns.com, please start your own thread with all the relevant details. Thank you.