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Ryan Hellerud
3,635 PointsConfused about something about this video
My question is why does he cut the div class= content from the page and include that in the header file and then, he does not end up closing that div in the contact page after he includes it. Just wondering about this seeming discrepancy.
1 Answer
Erik McClintock
45,783 PointsRyan,
He adds the opening tag for that div in the header file because in PHP you can include your header and footer files easily in individual pages, allowing your code to be more DRY. The closing tag for that div will come in the footer file. Thus, any individual page on the site that you include the header and footer on (which should be every page) will automatically have all of its contents wrapped in that "content" div!
Erik
Erik McClintock
45,783 PointsThe html and body tags will also be closed in the footer file.
Ryan Hellerud
3,635 PointsI got ya, it was confusing because in the video he didn't include the footer at first so there was just that opening div but I get it thanks!
Ryan Hellerud
3,635 PointsRyan Hellerud
3,635 PointsI just realized he doesn't close the html or body tag either... is that standard practice?