How to add php coding? to $content .=

[explorer1979]

Hi all,

I am not programmer, but have knowledge on html and css.

Now I need change my shop Layout and need ADD some PHP coding to the /includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes/tpl_search.php

I open the tpl_search.php and see this (Just Example there)

$content .= "<div>Test</div>";

It is easy for me to understand, since just a simply html coding..
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Now I have those of coding that need to add to the $content .=

But the problems is, they are php coding, how do it add this?

Here are the coding....

<div class="cart">
                <!-- ========== SHOPPING CART ========== -->
                    <?php 
                        if ($_SESSION['cart']->count_contents() == 0) {
                            $cart_text = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents() . ' items</a>';
                        } elseif ($_SESSION['cart']->count_contents() == 1) {
                            $cart_text = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents() . ' item</a>';
                        } else {
                            $cart_text = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents() . ' items</a>';
                        }
                    ?>
                    <?php echo $cart_text ?> 
                <!-- =================================== -->
            </div>

Thank you very much of your time and help.

[skipwater]

Short answer you can't.

From your example you could load the $cart_text value.
Run the SHOPPING CART php if statments before your $content is called and do not echo $cart_text at the end of the cart if statements.
Now place $cart_text
$content .= "<div>". $cart_text ."</div>";

Skip

[explorer1979]

Thank you very much, your way work for me whatever I place the code anywhere.