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PHP

Posted by Christophe De Weerdt
Christophe De Weerdt
2,265 Points

What is better? Include header and footer php files into single content page or include content to index file?

I ask this due to performance issues and search issue due to google search engine. Is it better to include header.php and footer.php into various content php files or include content to one file (index.php which already has header and footer) and change the content based on the page the user by getting the page url parameter.

1 Answer

Patrick Kelly
Patrick Kelly
6,200 Points
Patrick Kelly
Patrick Kelly
6,200 Points

Hey Christophe,

I'm not sure if there's a right or wrong way to do this, but personally I would have a single index.php file which contained the header and footer contents, into which I would include the various content/template files.

This may be controversial however as the highly popular system Wordpress requires developers to use <?php get_header(); ?> and <?php get_footer(); ?> functions into each template they build.

I think ultimately it comes down to your personal preference as a developer but also, what it is you're attempting to build. :)

I hope this helps!

Best, Patrick