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You could try putting the PHP page in an Iframe on the CF page.
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 use the ColdFusion headers and footers (developed a long time ago) 
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Headers/footers generally bring to mind something static. &nbsp;What exactly do these header/footers do - in terms of CF code? If they're not dynamic, or user session specific, perhaps you could simply use the HTML generated by those scripts in your php instead.
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Thanks to everyone for your responses. &nbsp;To answer _agx_'s question - the headers and footers are static - just links and menu options with some rollover effects.<br />
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How would I capture and use the HTML generated by those scripts? &nbsp;Just render the header and footer and 'save-as' the resulting HTML? &nbsp;Or call the CF script from the PHP code?<br />
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Much appreciated!<br />
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-Dan
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Yes, &quot;save as&quot; is the quick and easy way. &nbsp;If you had a lot of files I'd say use curl and save the generated html files programmatically, but for a single header and footer it's probably not worth it.<br />
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BTW, be warned, old CF code has a tendency to generate a lot of white space in the generated HTML. It won't hurt anything, but you may want to run them through a regex to reduce the .html file size.
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Actually on second thought, ... you also need to check the generated HTML and be sure you grab any linked resources, like images, javascript and/or css files. &nbsp;Since this sounds like a one time task, a single header and footer page could probably be done manually. &nbsp;If it's more than that, or that something that's likely to change, I'd look into a programmatic way to grab the html, extract any links then grab the linked resources too.
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I am working on a PHP-based shopping cart that is integrated with a ColdFusion-rendered online catalog. &nbsp;When the user is checking out their order, I have been asked to use the ColdFusion headers and footers (developed a long time ago) with the PHP-rendered body. &nbsp;<br />
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Is this even possible? &nbsp;Any hints would be greatly appreciated!<br />
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Thanks,<br />
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-Dan
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I am working on a PHP-based shopping cart that is integrated with a ColdFusion-rendered online catalog.  When the user is checking out their order, I have been asked to use the ColdFusion headers and footers (developed a long time ago) with the PHP-rendered body.  

Is this even possible?  Any hints would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

-Dan

Mixing cold fusion headers and footers with PHP body

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