cleop87

Thanks Chris.

Per your suggestion the link has been removed. That in itself was a great help securety-wise.

I do use the internet extensively and have viewed several you-tube tutorials on php. That’s how I created the connection file. Based upon your suggestions it seems that for me, the next step is to read and learn more on how to create the function, retrieve the data and populate my web page with the information. That’s what I was hoping to learn in more detail from this forum. I thought my question was simple but apparently it’s not.

The exec-php plugin, which was suggested from another contributor on this forum, allows me to enter php code within the html content portion of the page that I’m editing. I just reached the point where I need to call the one function on various pages without having to enter the function code on each and every page. It seems I’ve perhaps gotten ahead of myself and will return to the php online manual to try to get an answer. If anyone else has had a similar need, and found the solution, I would sincerely appreciate any suggestions.

Kindest regards,
Cleop87

Thx again. Pls pardon my confusion. I’m still struggling and I have installed the “exec-PHP” plugin for WordPress. It allows me to enter php code within the page content area. If there is another plugin you would recommend, please let me know.

Now I can go to my web browser and enter the url (http://www.giftsrus.org/writeName.php) and I get “You have now connected to the writeName.php file SUCCESSFULLY!” (this is the test function that I created and it tells me that I have the php file executed properly within the page). However, I need to call that same function in multiple pages. So, where do I create that function (within the styleshee, create a new php template, or…..) and how do I call that function from other pages?

Since the function will be used in multiple pages I’m trying to avoid having to write the same function in each and every page where it’s needed. Is this possible? Any ideas on how I can accomplish this would be greatly appreciated. I feel so close and yet so far away.

This is the code for the “writeName.php file” and it is stored in the “public_html” directory along with the wp-content directory:
<?php
function writeName()
{
echo “SUCCESSFULLY!”;
}
echo “You have now connected to the writeName.php file “;
writeName();
?>

Thanks for the quick response.
I can create the php file but don’t know where to upload that file and don’t know where the file should be located within my directory structure in order for the file to be actually executed.

My steps are as follows:
1. I log in to ‘Filezilla’ and can see my remote site (Hostgator) and the directory structure, folders, files, etc.

2. I begin by looking at my remote site and scroll down to the “public_html” directory

3. Within the “public_html” directory I created a file folder named “test-php-files.” In this folder I create php files to test my coding. In this case the file is named “connectionfile.php”. It is used to show that I have successfully connected to my database. It works, sort of, but I have to enter the complete URL to get that file to execute. An end-user wouldn’t know this therefor it would not work properly.

Please note: Also within the “public_html” directory lies the “wp-content” folder which holds my theme, plugins, & upgrade folders as well as the “index.php” file.

When you copy the complete url of the /connectionfile it is as follows:
ftp://*****@giftsrus.org/public_html/test-php-filesconnectionfile.php (I replaced sensitive data with the ********).

However, to test the connectionfile.php you can’t enter this url as it is above. You need to get rid of the:
ftp://********@giftsrus.org/public_html within the url and change the url to:
• http://giftsrus.org/test-php-files/connectionfile.php

The problem is that I don’t know where to put PHP files – in public_html (which clearly doesn’t work), wp-content, wp-admin, etc.

The whole point of this is that I want to place products on my web site that shows the current prices and when the prices change (as shown in datafeeds), I want to have those new/current prices changed and displayed on my web page.

Thanks again,
Cleop87

Still trying to get this to work; not successful.
Using WP version 3.3.1.
Theme = “a-simple-love (thematic child theme

I’ve seen this tip from the WP forum and added it to my function.php file:
<?php
wp_enqueue_script(‘jquery’);
wp_enqueue_script(‘jquery-ui-core’);
wp_enqueue_script( ‘onLoad’, ‘/wp-content/themes/my-theme/js/onLoad.js’, array( ‘jquery’ ) );
?>

I deactivated my “Use Google Libraries” plugin. It wasn’t working either – unless it was entered in the page via the new page in the dashboard.

So I’m back to hard-coding in the functions.php file and the header.php file. In the header.php file I’ve entered (before the “wp_head ();” code). I’ve worked weeks on this to no avail.

This is the src code when using the “Use Google Libraries” plugin. Should this be entered some place?

<script type=’text/javascript’ src=’http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.1/jquery.min.js’></script&gt;

Still not working. Any help Please.

Hello Abinav,

Thank you so very much for the quick reply. I followed your suggestion and read the link article. It was quite helpful.

Then I installed and activated the plugin “Use Google Libraries.” I can now see this code in the head profile via Mozilla Firefox:

<script type=’text/javascript’ src=’http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.1/jquery.min.js’></script&gt;

To test whether or not it works, I’ve created a new text page and entered the following code(within the page template):

<script type=’text/javascript’ src=’http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.1/jquery.min.js’></script&gt;

<script type=”text/javascript”>
$(document).ready(function(){
$(“button”).click(function(){
$(“p”).hide();
});
});
</script>

<h2>This is a heading</h2>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<p>This is another paragraph.</p>
<p>When you click on the “Click Me” button it should hide these 3 paragraphs and show only the “Heading.”
<button>Click me</button>

Amazingly, it worked like a champ; but Since you mentioned that we should not enter the code within the page template, where should the “java scripts” be entered? I fought with it this weekend but could only get it to work within the page template.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for your help.

Kindest regards,
Cleop87

Hi vtxyzzy,

I’m using the “A Simple Love” childtheme for the “Thematic” theme.

The child theme has a row of buttons (page links) at the top of the page (e.g. HOME, HALLOWEEN COSTUMES & ACCESSORIES, CAMERAS & VIDEO, etc.). Please go to the HALLOWEEN COSTUMES & ACCESSORIES page. I ask this because the title is longer. Once you’re on that page, hover over the HALLOWEEN COSTUMES & ACCESSORIES button at the top to display the dropdown menu. The dropdown menu will show the various “child” pages and you will see that the dropdown menu items will go behind the “Page Title.”(HAALOWEEN COSTUMES & ACCESSORIES).

I could shorten the title but that would only be a temporary fix and I’d like to know how to change whatever code I need to change to make it a permanent fix. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

cleop87