TPL files and their links to PHP files
 

I'm in the midst of building a new template and trying to understand how the tpl files link to the php files they are associated with. For example, I look at search.tpl in the main directory (there are 3 others and 2 of them may be the same?) and there is no less than 4 search.php files located in various places.

I guess my main question is: How does the info from the search form know where it's getting posted too? Or how can I trace the path?

If I have a new tpl file located in skin\, where should the corresponding PHP file be located?

Thanks,
Adam

Re: TPL files and their links to PHP files
 

Hi,

1. form action tag will say where to post.


2.
They will link the php and tpl file using the smarty variables.
EX:
PHP->
you can find the smarty variable in each php file like this
$smarty->assign("main","search");
TPL:In common templete
There will be file called common_templete.tpl in skin1/root
like this
{else if $main eq search}
{include file="tpl file name"}

Re: TPL files and their links to PHP files
 

Thanks for the help.

So in skin1\customer\search.tpl this line of code:

<form method="post" action="search.php" name="productsearchform">

Which of the 4 search.php files does it post the data to and is that connection made in the corresponding php file?

Adam

Re: TPL files and their links to PHP files
 

hi,
If you currently in customer side then this form is submited to xcart root/search.php