I'm trying to customize the signup page with my existing site. I thought the easiest would be to create a symbolic link from /myHeader.php to /amember/templates/header.html, and do the same for the footer. But my existing header uses PHP code, such as simple calls like include_once() and variables that set various things, like the page title, the text/images for the left and right columns, etc. When I use my existing header, I get PHP errors that say Smarty isn't able to parse the file. Does this mean I need to learn all about Smarty templates just to use my existing header/footer? If so, can you give me a crash course on how I can set PHP variables in the templates/header.html file so that I can properly populate my header file? I realize that I can start using static HTML for the signup page, but this seems like a real step backwards. I haven't looked at any of aMember's code yet to find a workaround. BTW there is *zero* documentation about the use of Smarty templates on CGI-Central's site, and I haven't had the time to dive into the Smarty website yet.
Just add line to amember/templates/header.html {include_php file="/path/to/myHeader.php"} I don't think I could create better description of Smarty than Smarty authors.
include_php and html headers Can this same technique be used with an HTML file as in "myHeader.html"?