My problem is that when I try to call a variable like {$title} in my header, the variable's value isn't displayed, but instead just the variable itself. I have my header in the templates directory, if that makes any difference, but I don't know why the variable isn't working properly.

Also, when I copied the miniBB copyright statement into my own footer, the variables in that stopped working as well. I don't have the footer file in my templates directory, if that makes a difference.

What's going on?

Probably, if you are using your own header and footer, you also need to handle/parse these variables properly. We are using ParseTpl() function for parsing the template, and makeUp() function for loading the content of the template.

I want to share this for you guys, i also faced the same situation, this is that i have done

In your header.php, instead of

{$l_menu[0]}{$l_menu[7]}{$l_menu[3]}{$l_menu[2]}{$l_menu[1]}{$l_menu[4 ]}{$l_menu[5]}{$l_menu[6]}{$l_sepr}

You put

<span id="bbforummenu"></span>

In your footer.php, at the end, before class tag </body>, put this code

<script language="javascript1.2">
var str = '<?php echo $l_menu[0].$l_menu[7].$l_menu[3].$l_menu[2].$l_menu[1].$l_menu[4].$l_m enu[5].$l_menu[6].$l_sepr; ?>';
document.all.bbforummenu.innerHTML=str;
</script>

Explaination:

Those variables only load after the main forum page loaded, before footer.php is called. It's just a javascript, its job is to put back the text to the span id bbforummenu

you also need to handle/parse these variables properly.

Please elaborate. What's the best way to handle and parse variables?

Great piece of software by the way! :)

Please elaborate. What's the best way to handle and parse variables
we mean by that - if you have your own header and footer, our template variables like {$title} or many others, will not work there, until you handle your header/footer files with our functions like ParseTpl() or makeUp().

Hi there,

love your product and it's possibilites to integrate it in an exisiting site.

I've looked through the manual and searched the forum, but can't find a clear answer on the following question:

Is it possible (and what would be best practice) to call some of the minibb php variables (such as $title, $l_meta, $l_menu, ... in my custom (php) header ?

Thanks,

kurdy

Pay attention at $includeHeader setting in setup_options.php - you can use any PHP file as your header and produce whatever you want there.

Yep, I found that, I'm using a custom header and footer with php code. My question is if I can access the minibb variables that are used in the default header (main_header.html), su as $metaRobots, ... in my custom php header.

Thanks,

kurdy

Found it myself :-). Declaring $title, $metaRobots, ... as global in your custom header does the trick.

Kurdy

Ok, good. You may also use $GLOBALS array (instead of {$title} there could be $GLOBALS['title'] etc).