Member Avatar for david_105

how do i convert this

    <label for="category">Select Winner</label> <select name="willwin" id="willwin"> <?php
if ($db->numrows() > 0){
        while ($row = $db->fetch()) { ?> <option value=''></option> <option value="<?php echo $row["willwin"]; ?>"><?php echo $row["team1"]; ?></option> <option value="<?php echo $row["willlose"]; ?>"><?php echo $row["team2"]; ?></option> <?php 
}
}
?> </select> <br/><br/> <label>Tag Bettor</label> <select name="sub_cat" id="sub_cat"></select>

into this

$TPL_team_list = '<select name="willwin" class="form-control">' . "\n";
        while ($row = $db->fetch())
        {
            $TPL_team_list .= "\t" . '
            <option value="' . $row[''] . '" ' . $selected . '>' . $row[''] . '</option> <option value="' . $row['team1'] . '" ' . $selected . '>' . $row['team1'] . '</option> <option value="' . $row['team2'] . '" ' . $selected . '>' . $row['team2'] . '</option>
            ' . "\n";
        }

        $TPL_team_list .= '</select>' . "\n";

cause i need this php form to work inside tpl file

Edited by david_105
  • 4 Contributors
  • 7 Replies
  • 269 Views
  • 1 Day Discussion Span
  • Latest Post Latest Post by diafol
Member Avatar for gentlemedia

I think TPL stands for template file. I had to work in the past on an OpenCart webshop and that whole thing was build with.tpl files, but it was just PHP & HTML inside of these files.

Edited by gentlemedia
commented: Here's hoping David can fill in the blanks. +12
Member Avatar for david_105

yeah tpl is a template that doesnt seem to allow direct php codes in it

Member Avatar for rproffitt

David, fill in the blanks about what language or system uses those tpl files. As it is, we're guessing. How about a link to the product page and docs? A lot of us write in many languages but we need a little more from you on this.

Member Avatar for diafol

You allow server to use php within tpl, e.g. Apache

AddType application/x-httpd-php .tpl

Or you can use templating shortcuts within tpl files, e.g. Smarty, RainTPL, etc, etc.

Member Avatar for david_105

tpl is a template that can be connected to php to act as its frontend display

Member Avatar for diafol

Typically the files are used by templating engines or you can use native templating but seems a bit of a phaff if you're going native. Why not just give them a php extension?

Edited by diafol
Be a part of the DaniWeb community

We're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.