Is this possible with frames?

**Mimic** · Apr 22nd, 2003, 03:50 PM

Is it possible to have frames on page and have the frames move with the main page when I scroll? Well let me explain what I want to do. I want to have a 'top header' a 'left menu area' and a 'main section' But I dont want to make them on the same page and copy them. I wanna be able to updadte the menu without having to edit all the copied pages, which is pointless. I want to us frames, but I want the whole page to scroll (if possible)....or is theres a script I can use to accomplish what I want with editing and scrolling? Thanks for the help, sorry im learning

**Web Design Forums** · Apr 22nd, 2003 03:50 PM

JR · Apr 22nd, 2003, 03:52 PM

if your host supports php you could use a php include

**smoseley** · Apr 22nd, 2003, 04:13 PM

Most hosts support server side includes. Just make your pages as SHTML pages and do something like this:

Code:

<html>
<head></head>
<body>
    <!--#Include File="menu.htm"-->
    <p>This is the rest of my content</p>
</body>
</html>

And of course, you could put whatever HTML content you want in menu.htm (just remember not to put another set of <html><head></head><body></body></html> tags in there.

When your page loads, the "menu.htm" page will get spliced into it like it's part of the same page!

**Mimic** · Apr 22nd, 2003, 04:22 PM

Hey thanks Steve. My server supports everything. How would i go about setting up PHP? Can you give me a link to learn. Thanks

JR · Apr 22nd, 2003, 04:24 PM

do you need to learn php or just need to do an include?

this is an include...

PHP Code:


<html>

<head>

<title>Whatever</title>

</head>

<body>

<?php

include 'whatever.html';

?>

</body>

you will need to save it as a .php document

**Mimic** · Apr 22nd, 2003, 04:34 PM

Well yeah im going to need to learn about PHP a link to a PHP site would be cool

Also you may want to look into that link you have for your site, it made me dl a zip of your site (i think)

JR · Apr 22nd, 2003, 04:35 PM

yes it is my site for the graphics contest here, the rules are that it must be in a zip or a html file....

i did it to try and get more votes but it didnt work

**Mimic** · Apr 22nd, 2003, 04:44 PM

Heres a question Steve

Say I have a verical menu created on a seperat html. Can I insert this



In the cell I want the menu to appear in? Or will it mess it up?

JR · Apr 22nd, 2003, 04:46 PM

that will work because all it is doing by including the file is pasting the code in, thats why he said don't include <body> tags etc. only include the code for the menu

try testing it out?

JR · Apr 22nd, 2003, 04:46 PM

that will work because all it is doing by including the file is pasting the code in, thats why he said don't include <body> tags etc. only include the code for the menu

try testing it out?

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