How do you include multiple page content in one php include file?

Question

I am wondering how would I include various elements (header, footer, nav), in one php file to be included on various pages, rather than creating multiple php files to be called

Answer 1

It sounds like you are trying to avoid templates. The basic idea is to define a separate file for each of head, footer, nav and include those from your content template.

head.php

  ... 

nav.php

  page1   page2   page3 

foot.php

And to create a complete page, you would do:

Now, if I understand correctly, you want to include only one file and be able to generate the various elements (head, nav, whathaveyou). You could do this by wrapping the include statements in functions:

ubertemplate

    An article about prune juice.  foobar  moo