Question

I’m currently developing a Web platform app in HTML and PHP stuff. I have to develop a registration/login system, and I’m asking myself a question.

I wrote a login form, and I would like to know if is it better to store it in a php function (with a simple echo(“all my login form”)) or to store it in a .html file. Obviously, the call or the concerned include() will be written in a if($_session()) statement.

I’m just asking about the correct and logical architecture aspect I should follow.

Answer 1

Because you’re designing something serious i recommend you to use include instead of functions. Why?

• the html is separated from php stuff
• cleaner, highlighted html files in web editors
• you avoid once and for all those double quotes/escapes and such
• you give designers a way to change your file at will; a designer will not touch PHPs.
• easier to update files; think templates
• an include() can still go onto a function if you insist 🙂