How Can I Display a Specific Part of Another Web Page on My Site?
By Sara Williams
For large websites, updating the code on each web page whenever a change is made to the entire site is time-consuming and costs money. Even smaller websites benefit from coding multiple web pages that all reference a single file for the header or a site menu. One method uses PHP programming with the "include()" function. Another method uses the HTML
Using the PHP "Include()" Function
Create a new file in your plain text or code editor and save it with an extension of either .HTML or .PHP. If the new page you make will include PHP code on it, then save it as a .PHP file. This is the page you will display within another web page on your site. Write any HTML code and any other code your page needs.
Open all the web pages that need to display your new, single file. If these files are saved as .HTML files, rename them as .PHP files. On each page, locate the place where you want to include your single file. Type the following code to add it there: <?php include 'your-new-file.php'; ?>. Between the quotes after the word "include," change "your-new-file.php" to the name of your single file that you are displaying in the other web pages.
Load each page where you added the PHP "include()" function in your browser. Check that the first, single file you created appears in the pages where you added the "include()" function. Right-click on the browser and select "View Source" to see the HTML code. Instead of the PHP code, you will see the HTML it generated. In this case, the generated HTML is whatever HTML you wrote for the first, single file.
HTML <iframe> Tag
Open the file for the web page you wish to embed into another web page. Locate the portion of the web page you want to show, such as a specific
Open the web page file where you will add the
You must use a closing tag for any instance of
Load your page in a browser and check if its
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Warnings
- Not all browsers support the <iframe> tag. When creating PHP files, you must first move them to a PHP-compatible server before testing them in a browser. Most web hosts include PHP support, and programs exist to help you install a web server on your own computer for testing.
Writer Bio
Sara Williams lives in western New York, where she is a freelance Web designer and content writer. She specializes in Web design, development and computer-hardware topics. Williams holds an Associate of Applied Science in computer information systems.