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iFrame with database field value
Hello,
I know how to add an iFrame which will contains a file with "src" tag, but what if I want to show in the iframe a variable which holds the value of a database field?
Thank you
I know how to add an iFrame which will contains a file with "src" tag, but what if I want to show in the iframe a variable which holds the value of a database field?
Thank you
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You would put the variable and any content on the source page you referenced in the "src=" part of the iFrame tag.
ASKER
Sorry, didn't got your meaning. Let's try with a real example. I've a variable $tos which holds a very long text (a Terms od Use). What I've to do? src="'.$tos.'" dosen't works.
ex: Page1
<iframe src="yourPage.php" width="500" height="400">
</iframe>
--------------------------
page2 :: yourPage.php
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
<iframe src="yourPage.php" width="500" height="400">
</iframe>
--------------------------
page2 :: yourPage.php
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
using your variable you would put the following in page 2 "yourPage.php" ::
<?php
echo "$tos"
?>
<?php
echo "$tos"
?>
you would also need to include your database query in "yourPage.php"
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I have attached two test files to here that you can use as examples and change.
page1.html
yourPage.php
page1.html
yourPage.php
ASKER
So, it was only by trick. I thought to have a file working as your example, or even to create at run time a file with the content using fopen(), but I was hoping that maybe should be a special tag of iframe to do all the job.
If you have a <form> on the first page you could also pass the variable to the second page and display it without using php.
<form name='form1' action='yourPage.html' method='post' target='<the name of your iframe goes here>'>
<input type='hidden' name='tos' value='my terms of service'>
</form>
Not quite sure why you'd want to do that with something like TOS which i imagine are static?
( Would just be simpler to have an html page containing the TOS load in the iframe if thats what your trying to do )
<form name='form1' action='yourPage.html' method='post' target='<the name of your iframe goes here>'>
<input type='hidden' name='tos' value='my terms of service'>
</form>
Not quite sure why you'd want to do that with something like TOS which i imagine are static?
( Would just be simpler to have an html page containing the TOS load in the iframe if thats what your trying to do )
ASKER
You're right, but I'm using to deliver easy to use scripts. So, all legal letters (TOS, Privacy etc etc), are creating in the admincp using a HTML editor, to be easily editable. Otherwise the end user must have even a small knowledge of using text editors and a bit HTML for bold letters, different font size etc.
In any case thank you.
In any case thank you.
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