Problems with Wordpress templates
I posted this in wordpress forums but got no bite...
I tried to modify the header.php file for the template to just require() my global header for my site.
Two issues I noticed right away were:
I use $sql for the link to MySQL... I see Wordpress uses it to hold the queries. What can I do?
I also had some issues with scope, where declared variables in MY header.php file were not available through $GLOBALS['var_name']
Any input, any ideas?
Thanks!
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DDoSAttack posted this at 20:49 — 18th November 2006.
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For the $sql problem I would just use something different like $sql1 or something. It is easier to alter your code then it is to alter their code.
If it is not in $GLOBALS then it is not in the scope. Is your variable that you are trying to find inside of a function or a class?
Triexa.com posted this at 22:39 — 18th November 2006.
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Nope - its just in an init.php page called from header.
Works for my entire site, but not when it is called from within the header.php template in wordpress. My best guess is that it is wrapped in a function/class/something, but surely there is some way to "get around" this?
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Abhishek Reddy posted this at 01:08 — 19th November 2006.
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To avoid namespace clashes, prefix your global variables with an uncommon string. You might rename your [incode]$sql[/incode] to [incode]$triexa_sql[/incode], for example. [incode]$sql1[/incode] isn't meaningful and might cause problems later.
To ensure variables are in the global namespace, refer to them by [incode]$GLOBALS['var'][/incode], even when assigning. If you still can't see the variable from elsewhere, it's possible you're looking for it before it has been created. Check the order of execution, you might be able to fix it by promoting a call to require or something.
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