Adding PHP variable to product description

[ollyno1uk2]

I have been trying to add a php vairable directly into the table products_description.products_description but it does not work as I had hoped.

 

Am I not considering another factor that could stop this working?

 

Thanks in advance

[Guest]

I don't think you can put a php inside php.

 

<?php echo stripslashes($product_info['products_description']); ?>

 

Try it without adding an additional php tag or close the php tag and then reopen it.

 

?><?php my variable ?><php

 

Not sure if that will work, I have never tried it.

[ollyno1uk2]

Thanks for taking the time to help but this does not solve it - It just echos a ?>

 

ANy other ideas?

[germ]

Post your PHP code.

 

Sounds like you have a slight syntax problem.

 

You don't need to post the whole page, just the little snippet that's giving you problems.

[ollyno1uk2]

Hi thanks

 

It is a simple addition

 

<hr><br>
<table>
<tr>
<td class = "smalltext">


<?php echo $rrp; ?>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<hr>

 

This is dropped into the description and shows the RRP - the variable works anywhere on the products_info.php page but not if I insert into the table within the products description text

[ollyno1uk2]

could I perhaps do it another way and show only the product description up to a certain word, then echo the string within product_info.php and then run a final echo of the remaining products_description field?

 

Maybe this is a long winded way of doing it but I'm not sure how to try it.

 

Thanks

[♥FWR Media]

There is html with PHP inclusions and html parsed by PHP they have two seperate syntax.

 

PHP inclusions:

 

<table>
 <tr>
<td><?php echo $imavariable; ?></td>
 </tr>
</table>

 

HTML parsed by PHP

 

<?php
echo '
<table>
 <tr>
<td>' . $imavariable . '</td>
 </tr>
</table>';
?>

 

You also have to be aware of how quotes are being used because the above can also be written ..

 

<?php
echo "
<table>
 <tr>
<td>$imavariable</td>
 </tr>
</table>";
?>

 

The difference being the use of single or double opening/closing quotes.

 

Hope that helps

[germ]

Without seeing more code, all I can think of is an alignment problem.

 

Maybe this:

 

<td class = "smalltext">

Needs to be something like:

 

<td class = "smalltext" align="center">

:unsure:

[ollyno1uk2]

I think what I am doing is correct but as the php is within the products_decsription table, it doesn't respond for some reason

[♥FWR Media]

I think what I am doing is correct but as the php is within the products_decsription table, it doesn't respond for some reason

 

If what you were doing was correct it would work :)

[ollyno1uk2]

Lol - yes that is true!

 

here i some more code as I don't get it - this is direct fromthe products_description table and products_description field.

 

<p>text heret.</p><br><br>
<hr><br>
<table>
<tr>
<td class = "smalltext" align = "center"> <?php echo '123'; ?>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<hr>
<br>

<br><B>Specs</B>...................

 

I have made it 123 to make it easier to see where it is going wrong and nothing is outputted.

 

Thanks a lot

[♥FWR Media]

This is dropped into the description and shows the RRP - the variable works anywhere on the products_info.php page but not if I insert into the table within the products description text

 

What do you mean "within the products description text" are you talking about adding text in admin?

[germ]

Do something like this:

 

<hr><br>
<table>
<tr>
<td class = "smalltext">

<!-- here is my PHP variable -->
<?php echo $rrp; ?>
<!-- there was my PHP variable -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<hr>

Then look at the HTML source for those comments.

 

That will ensure PHP is getting to your code.

 

I have no further suggestions without more code to look at, or a URL to visit to see for myself.

[ollyno1uk2]

The source results in an empty table cell.

 

FWR - yes I am inserting the php into the table field iteself within the text of that field. In products_description.products_description

[♥FWR Media]

The source results in an empty table cell.

 

FWR - yes I am inserting the php into the table field iteself within the text of that field. In products_description.products_description

 

You wont get it to work.

 

You can't add PHP code via admin nor through MySQL.

 

You could get it to work by adding a placeholder then replacing it with the variable via str_replace in the outputting file.

[ollyno1uk2]

Ah right - this was my suspicion - Is there a way around it? Or is it inbuilt to OSC?

 

What are my options as far as attempting to split the text of products_description so I can insert the variable into products_info.php in between the two halves?

 

Thanks for your help BTW

[♥FWR Media]

Ah right - this was my suspicion - Is there a way around it? Or is it inbuilt to OSC?

 

What are my options as far as attempting to split the text of products_description so I can insert the variable into products_info.php in between the two halves?

 

Thanks for your help BTW

 

Here is an example: -

 

<?php
$text = 'This is some text ---placeholder--- this is some more text';
$replace = 'I replaced the placeholder';
$text = str_replace('---placeholder---', $replace, $text);
echo $text;
?>

[♥FWR Media]

In product_info.php it would look like the following: -

 

I found this line . .

 

		  <p><?php echo stripslashes($product_info['products_description']); ?></p>

 

 

It would look like ...

 

		  <p>
	  <?php
	  $myvar = '123';  // Hopefully this wouldn't be hardcoded
	  if (isset($myvar)) { // In case it is optional
	  $product_info['products_description'] = str_replace('---placeholder---', $myvar, $product_info['products_description']);
	  }
	  echo stripslashes($product_info['products_description']);
	  ?>
	  </p>

[ollyno1uk2]

Yes this does seem to work well - this means I can now ge back to editing only the product_info.php - that is really top stuff - thanks a lot - learnt something new as well!

 

Cheers

[Guest]

Hi

 

I know no one has added to this thread for a few weeks but can you help me.

 

I want to add an extra field between the Product Name and Product Price, I worked out where it has to go and have put a table cell there and inputed some text to make sure this is correct place.

 

I have created the field in the products table and called it products_weightdisplay, what I need is depending on the product to have a choice of three text fields that will relate the price either to a kilo price, a pack price and another one.

 

I've hunted through the contributions and forums and can't find anything that totally matches my requirements.

 

Any help is greatly appreciated.