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  1. JamesOfJoomla
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  3. Thursday, 15 January 2015
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I have a lot of backend PHP code that I am using on a template I defined, so I want to hide away most of it in a block. But when I do this, the variables I declared and assigned in the block are not accessible in the template file, even though the template file is properly calling in the block.

As as an example, let's say I have a very basic template file being used, home1.php. home1.php includes this code:
<?php $this->loadBlock ('setup') ?>


In the blocks folder, I have a file called setup.php. In this file, let's say I just have some very simple PHP code, like
$x = 5;


But then in home1.php, if I do this:
echo $x;


It won't work, because home1.php doesn't have access to the variable $x from setup.php. The actual code is much more complex of course, but if I can figure out how to access PHP variables in blocks from the templates that call them, that would be very helpful. Or, maybe there is another way I should be doing this? I just don't like having 300 lines of PHP code at the beginning of my template file, but I don't see a way around it unless I can put it in a block. Do I just need to use the PHP require function to call an outside PHP file or something?

Thank you for any help.
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You can try using "sourcerer" component. With this you only need to put "{source} here your code {/source}" in any article (or empty module), and the code is executed. I use that to insert PHP, Javascript or HTML custom codes anywhere.


Thanks darkaht. I use the sourcerer component already, and it is indeed great, but I was hoping for a way to have the code in actual PHP files. Sourcerer stores PHP code in the Joomla database as parts of modules or articles, which is not what I was really going for. Maybe I'm trying to turn T3 into something that it's not.

I was just able to use the PHP require function to accomplish what I was needing. It works fine, I was just wondering if there was a more "proper" and orthodox method of doing this in T3.

So I basically just put all the PHP setup code I need in a folder I put here: t3_blank/tpls/includes and put the php file setup.php in there and then in my template I simply have the line of code:
<?php require('includes/setup.php'); ?>


It seems to work just fine. Thanks!
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Thanks Darkaht for quick answer.

@James, please try and let me if it works or not. If not, I will have closer check for you.

Gardner.
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