Two Separate Header Files

[RogerW37]

GOAL: Normal header for my homepage, and a different header for all my other pages.

FILE: /catalog/includes/templates/custom/common/tpl_main_page.php

NOTES: If the index page is displayed, then display the tpl_header.php file. Otherwise, display the tpl_header2.php file.

CODE SO FAR (that doesn't work):

<div id="mainWrapper">
<?php
 /**
  * prepares and displays header output
  *
  */
  if ($current_page_base == 'index') {
  require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_header.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common'). '/tpl_header.php');?>
  <div class="dt cont_main"  style="background:#FFFFFF">
						<div class="dr">
							<div class="dc cont_main_c1"><br style="line-height:2px;">
  <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="contentMainWrapper">
  <tr>
  <?php }
  else {
  require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_header2.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common'). '/tpl_header2.php');?>
  <div class="dt cont_main"  style="background:#FFFFFF">
						<div class="dr">
							<div class="dc cont_main_c1"><br style="line-height:2px;">
  <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="contentMainWrapper">
  <tr>
  }?>

ERROR MESSAGE:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /home/domain/public_html/catalog/includes/templates/custom/common/tpl_main_page.php on line 198

Line 198 is basically the bottom of the php file.

I may be going about this the hard way...I'd appreciate any assistance.

[RogerW37]

I have refined the code, but still the same problem:

<div id="mainWrapper">
<?php
 /**
  * prepares and displays header output
  *
  */
  if ($current_page_base == 'index') {
  require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_header.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common'). '/tpl_header.php'); }
  else {
  require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_header2.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common'). '/tpl_header2.php');?>

[RogerW37]

With less than a minute of testing, this seems to work perfectly:

  if ($current_page_base == 'index') {
  require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_header.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common'). '/tpl_header.php'); }

  else {
  require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_header2.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common'). '/tpl_header2.php'); }?>

PROBLEM SOLVED! (or so I hope )

[jonton26]

Hi there

This doesn't work for me.

In my version of Zen-Cart, every page is reference by way of
/index.php?main_page=index

for example, category page URL: http://mysite.com/shop/index.php?mai...=index&cPath=7

So this solution doesn't do it for me...I'm also looking for implementing 2 different headers.

I might have to test the URL for additional parameters, if they're present we kick in the other header. If no parameter is there but main_page=..., then we know for sure we are looking at the index page.

I'll be digging the forums a bit more...

Cheers.
Jonathan

[kobra]

This doesn't work for me.

OK...What page(es) do you want different?

Direct links to your pages would be helpful

[jonton26]

Ok I found how to do this:

this will test if there is more than one query in the URL. If only one query, then we know we're in the homepage...

if (sizeof($_GET) == 1 ) { #that's if we're in the homepage
require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_headerHome.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common'). '/tpl_headerHome.php'); }

else {
require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_header.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common'). '/tpl_header.php'); }

[kobra]

If only for main page - look at tpl_main_page.php and find

$body_id = ($this_is_home_page) ? 'indexHome' : str_replace('_', '', $_GET['main_page']);

[bigdyce504]

Is there a way to combine these 2 functions. The first one works for my pages outside of the shopping pages (e.g. "index.php?main_page=photos"), and the latter works with my "zen-generated" pages with more than 1 query.

There should be a way to say "if the current page is 'index' AND if there is only one query, then show headerHome.php"

Any ideas?

[bigdyce504]

Nevermind. I got it using kobra's suggestion. I didn't get what he was saying at first.

Thanks kobra!!!

[bigdyce504]

Spoke too soon. I screwed up the home page.