Well, there are mambots for doing that. I'm not sure if it's 1.5 compatible, but check this out for a start... http://www.joomlaperformance.com/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,19/Itemid,39/ --- "David A. Roth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am converting an HTML based web site to Joomla > 1.5RC1. In the body > of the HTML, it has about 10 lines of PHP code which > grabs a number > from another web site so it can display this number > in the middle of > a sentence. Something like, "...with the current > member now at 810 > members...". The number 810 is grabbed from an > external web site > which gets updated when the number of members > increases or decreases. > > OK, I thought about how this might be done. One was > to write a Joomla > Module to do the PHP, but didn't want to deal with > the formatting of > the rest of the article to make it look like a > natural one that > Joomla does so well. > > The other idea, is that I went to Edit the article > and select for it > to display HTML. I then inserted the PHP code such > as: > <?PHP > > php code goes here > ?> > > I saved that and proceeded to reload the page in > Joomla and no output > was generated from the PHP code. I returned to the > article, had it > display HTML once again, and my PHP I included was > gone. > Now I never did this before in Joomla 1.x, so I > don't know if insert > PHP is supported in this manner or not. > > Q: Can PHP be embedded into the body of text in > Joomla as I described > above to carry out its task? > > Q: Should I be forced to write a module and include > the whole article > inside the module just to do the PHP? > > Q: Is there a more clever Joomla-like way to > accomplish this in the > manner similar to how mosimage (jpgs) are inserted > into the body of > text, but executed a PHP script? > > Q: And what of Timmy, trapped in the well with > Lassie distracted by a > ripped box of vanilla flavored Frosty Paws® that > fell off the truck? > When will help ever arrive? :-) > > Thanks in advance, > > David Roth > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469 _______________________________________________ New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
