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Hi,

Having a problem getting this copy to show up, neither one shows up. There must be something I overlooked...!

I'm really a html guy!

Thanks!
LD

<!-- Start Body Area -->
<div id="bodyArea">

<div class="left">

  <span class="headLeft"><?php echo $this->ABOUT_US_TXT; ?>:</span>

  <p class="categories">
  <?php
 Welcome!<br />
Interested in recipes, 'eh? There's nothing quite as satisfying as following a recipe and having it come out so good that you want to<br />
make it again and again. Then, maybe adding it to your facorites. Collecting recipes is downright addicting! I'm Leo Duchaine, (say du shane). <br />
I'm 69. Yikkes! I pretty much ate the same stuff, mother's good cooking, for decades. I started making bread at home and have been grabbing <br />
recipes from newspapers, magazines, etc. since then. The Internet has changed everything. You can get tons of great recipes at the click of<br />
 a button. Ain't it great! I started with Usenet in the '80s, those newsgroupes that cover many subjects. 
<br /><br />
I started GHCR to encourage cooking at home. So many people are stuck in the same old rut. They are missing out on great 'fixings that are <br />
not that hard to do. Plus it is so expensive to eat out these days! I try to provide recipes for every taste. It's very interesting if a <br />
short story is provided with a recipe contribution, where it came from, how long it's been around, etc.
<br /><br />
So grab your pots and pans and get into it!
<br /><br />
Have a good time and whip up some great grub!
<br /><br />
Leo Duchaine,<br />
Webmaster<br />
GHCR </p>
  ?>
 Welcome!<br />
Interested in recipes, 'eh? There's nothing quite as satisfying as following a recipe and having it come out so good that you want to<br />
make it again and again. Then, maybe adding it to your facorites. Collecting recipes is downright addicting! I'm Leo Duchaine, (say du shane). <br />
I'm 69. Yikkes! I pretty much ate the same stuff, mother's good cooking, for decades. I started making bread at home and have been grabbing <br />
recipes from newspapers, magazines, etc. since then. The Internet has changed everything. You can get tons of great recipes at the click of<br />
 a button. Ain't it great! I started with Usenet in the '80s, those newsgroupes that cover many subjects. 
<br /><br />
I started GHCR to encourage cooking at home. So many people are stuck in the same old rut. They are missing out on great 'fixings that are <br />
not that hard to do. Plus it is so expensive to eat out these days! I try to provide recipes for every taste. It's very interesting if a <br />
short story is provided with a recipe contribution, where it came from, how long it's been around, etc.
<br /><br />
So grab your pots and pans and get into it!
<br /><br />
Have a good time and whip up some great grub!
<br /><br />
Leo Duchaine,<br />
Webmaster<br />
GHCR </p> </p>

</div>

<div class="right">

  <span class="headRight"><?php echo $this->LATEST_RECIPES_TXT; ?>:</span>

  <p class="rightP">
    <?php echo $this->LATEST_RECIPES; ?>
  </p>

  <span class="headRightMid"><?php echo $this->MOST_POPULAR_TXT; ?>:</span>

  <p class="rightP">
    <?php echo $this->MOST_POPULAR; ?>
  </p>

</div>

<br class="break" />

<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>

</div>
<!-- End Body Area -->
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  • Latest Post Latest Post by JorgeM

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Generated

Short, practical diagnosis: the large block of page text is placed inside a PHP block without being output, so the PHP parser will either error or ignore it — that will make the copy disappear. As observed, there is an opening <?php and then a lot of plain text; plain HTML/text must be outside PHP or explicitly echoed. Other common causes to rule out are the file being served as plain .html (so PHP never runs), CSS hiding the element, or the echo variables being empty.

Simple fixes (pick one that fits the template system):

  • Close PHP before writing static HTML, then reopen PHP when needed.
  • Or output the whole multi-line block from PHP using echo/heredoc.
  • Make sure the file is .php and the server is configured to parse PHP.

Example patterns (do not copy the original verbatim):

<?php
// PHP logic, then close
echo $this->ABOUT_US_TXT . ':';
?>
<p class="categories">Static multi-line HTML here (no PHP tags inside)</p>
<?php
// back to PHP if needed
?>
<?php
// echo a large block from PHP using heredoc
echo <<<HTML
<p class="categories">
Multi-line content here...
</p>
HTML;
?>

Quick troubleshooting checklist:

  • View source: if the text is present there but invisible, inspect computed CSS (color, display, visibility, z-index).
  • If the text is absent, enable temporary error reporting (ini_set('display_errors',1); error_reporting(E_ALL);) or check the webserver/PHP error log for parse errors.
  • Verify variables used in echo actually contain data (var_dump()/error_log()), and confirm the filename ends with .php.
  • Remove stray or duplicated <?php/?> tags around blocks of plain text.

Note: enable display_errors only on a development box; check logs on production. Mentioning here just to tie this advice to the thread — the root issue is the misplaced PHP boundaries, which is why the copy does not show.

Member Avatar for JorgeM

Can you elaborate on what you mean by "show up"?

i see that you have included some PHP in your content? I see an opening tag <?php, but then you have alot of text within your opening and closing php tags.

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