Topic: alternative to php

Ok for some dumb reason when I develop a page on my mac at the office, when uploaded i get a server error.
When I upload from home, the same file, it works fine. so i give up.... heres what Im trying to do...

All I want to do is create a header.php, body.php, footer.php and create each page as such... (header.php, contact.php, footer.php) so I dont have to re-encode each page. I've never done anything like this outside of php. I mean all I really utilize is the include function.

What are the alternatives to doing this in html??

Do you mean what are the alternatives to doing this in php?


You can choose any server side language, but i don't see why you wouldnt use php for this as its simple and the most widely used/supported.



You can use HTML SSI but they are lower performance i beleive. Why don't you want to do it in php?

There are most likely differences in your FTP program. You might want to check your file permissions when the file is uploaded via the mac as compared to when uploaded via your PC.

You could also check why type of upload is being attempted. Binary or ASCII.

That is at least where I would start.

You most likely do not need an alternative to PHP, you need an alternative to your ftp program.

Dan @ Code Town

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H][RO said:

php ... the most widely used/supported

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...no....

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H][RO said:

You can use HTML SSI but they are lower performance i beleive.

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Well you've been right so far.

reisio: you doubt that php is the most widely used server side scripting language? well, which on is it then?

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It is pretty hard to get accurate statistics on the most popular server side language, but i think its a pretty safe bet it's php at this stage even though of late it might have been losing some ground.


If reisio can provide any other data it would be good too see, i don't care what the correct answer is but i beleive php is the most popular.
But one liner posts without any details are useful too!....

Plain SSI is probably the most simple widely used/supported form of SSI.

Could the server error be an issue with the different types of line endings that Mac/Windows/*nix use?

- Butcher -

ugh... this is not fun. Ok I tried the defunct link in my home office and it came up but with errors due to the i wasn't finished with the updates. When I try it on my wifes laptop I get nothing. blank... zip....
www.playhpc.com/index.php

Rob - if you would kindly make a little room in your email mail box maybe the note I sent you yesterday morning with some helpful links would be deliverable.