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[AgentBristow]

I have made a custom header for the admin page of X-Cart. I thought I could use an include tag so that I could store the header file on my website space, meaning I could update it in the future without having to go back and update all of the stores I have worked on. However, when I tried to use the below code in head_admin.tpl it wouldn't work. What am I doing wrong?

Any help is appreciated!

<?php include("http://www.mywebsite.com/_header.php"); ?>

[AgentBristow]

Ok after reading some other threads I figured out how I should be formatting it :

{php}
include('http://www.mywebsite.com/_header.php');
{/php}

Still having issues though - I am now getting the error message>

Warning: include() [function.include]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /clientdata/clients/d/a/ecommercewebsite.com/www/shop/var/templates_c/%%E2^E20^E20954B4%%head_admin.tpl.php on line 7

[Yurij]

Originally Posted by AgentBristow

Ok after reading some other threads I figured out how I should be formatting it :

{php}
include('http://www.mywebsite.com/_header.php');
{/php}

Still having issues though - I am now getting the error message>

Warning: include() [function.include]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /clientdata/clients/d/a/ecommercewebsite.com/www/shop/var/templates_c/%%E2^E20^E20954B4%%head_admin.tpl.php on line 7

try read this:

http://www.qijoo.com/fapm/Smarty/Smarty-2.6.14-docs/manual/language.function.include.php.html

Why are you doing "include" in tpl-file?

[AgentBristow]

Thanks for the reply - not sure that you understand what I am trying to do. The _header.php file is not located on the website with the shopping cart - it is located on an external website. I want to do this so I can use this same external file on all my X-cart installations then only have to update one file on my server if I ever want to make a change...

[Yurij]

Originally Posted by AgentBristow

Thanks for the reply - not sure that you understand what I am trying to do. The _header.php file is not located on the website with the shopping cart - it is located on an external website. I want to do this so I can use this same external file on all my X-cart installations then only have to update one file on my server if I ever want to make a change...

from manual:

{include_php} tags are used to include a php script in your template. If $security is enabled, then the php script must be located in the $trusted_dir path. The {include_php} tag must have the attribute file, which contains the path to the included php file, either relative to $trusted_dir, or an absolute path.

[AgentBristow]

Thanks for your help... I'm sorry but I don't understand any of that. Can someone explain it to me?

[balinor]

While I understand what you are trying to do, this can/will result in one of those nasty 'The site isn't secure' warnings when in https mode if the images or any other info is being called from an outside source. Just FYI

[AgentBristow]

Ah ok so I guess what your saying is that it's a bad idea? So I assume if I store the file locally and then use:
{php}
include('_header.php');
{/php}

it should work fine and no security warning will be displayed... yes?

[balinor]

If you are going to store it locally, that kind of defeats the purpose of going outside the Smarty templates at all doesn't it?

[AgentBristow]

lol yeah I guess it does doesn't it! im a dumbass... thanks for your patience and your help