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[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

[Vetrivel]

Hi,

1.

How does the info from the search form know where it's getting posted too?

form action tag will say where to post.


2.

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"}

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

[AMMoyer]

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

[Vetrivel]

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

Originally Posted by AMMoyer

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