Switching templates front end

[philip937]

Can someone remind me which file controls the template selected?

I want to override it so that I can use a query string the set a session to switch between the current on and a new one I will be building.

If this has been discussed before and you know where the thread is id be grateful for a link :)

Cheers

Phil

[lat9]

/includes/init_includes/init_templates.php

[mc12345678]

Can someone remind me which file controls the template selected?

I want to override it so that I can use a query string the set a session to switch between the current on and a new one I will be building.

If this has been discussed before and you know where the thread is id be grateful for a link :)

Cheers

Phil

The template is designated in the database, not a file. However, if a uri type string is desired to change the template, I'm thinking that perhaps something in the index.php file so that a setting is checked but not directly applied to the system. By that I mean you don't want to just grab the information and use it directly, but have some form of cleansing of the input. If there are only two to switch between maybe just having a value of true goes to the one template after also verifying that the value is set, and if the value is set and equal to false goes to the other.

[philip937]

Cheers lat9 :)

Do you know if zen cart has any custom ways sessions are set or is it standard php ie:

$_SESSION['template_switch']=1; 

Or is there a slightly different way? I assume setting custom sessions is safe as long as they don't conflict with any existing ones?