how to incorporate third party software into Yii

International Chinese
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I am building a site which needs forum and blog, I found some open source software like wordpress (blog) and simple machines(forum), how can I embed it into my site instead of just do a redirect ?

At least put them inside my own header and footer, is there a simple way?

thanks

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It usually goes the other way around, i.e., you modify the templates provided by these softwares so that they have the similar header and footer as the rest of  the site.

3

in the layout template, the content div is pretty simply, just echo $content.

How do I assign value to that variable, or this is assigned by the core of YII

4

do you mean you use the same way to include simple machines 's forum to yiiframework.com ?

Thanks for your prompt reply

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in the layout template, the content div is pretty simply, just echo $content.

How do I assign value to that variable, or this is assigned by the core of YII

Yes, the value is assigned by Yii core. You can't change it.

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do you mean you use the same way to include simple machines 's forum to yiiframework.com ?

Thanks for your prompt reply

Yes.

7

Thanks, Qiang.  I recently moved from silicon valley to north Dallas, I wish we could have some beer together.  ;)

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I wish we could. There are not many Chinese in US who are working on PHP. ;)

I live in DC though.