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Old 12-11-2008, 09:31 AM
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Default Re: TPL files and their links to PHP files

Hi,

1.
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How does the info from the search form know where it's getting posted too?
form action tag will say where to post.


2.
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how can I trace the path?

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"}



Quote:
Originally Posted by AMMoyer
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
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