How to Include PHP script in shtml file ???

[EnjoyNews]

I have a php site I have an include line called "include 'Cookie.php';"

In this Cookie.php file I have these codes.

<?php
$conn = mysql_connect(" $db", "$user", "$pass");
mysql_select_db ("$db");

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------
//COOKIE
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------
$cookiename = 'TourCounter';
if( isset( $_COOKIE[$cookiename] ) ){$user_id = $_COOKIE[$cookiename];}
else {
mysql_query ("INSERT INTO CountUser (Dato) VALUES (now())");
$user_id = mysql_insert_id ();
setcookie( $cookiename, $user_id, time()[phone]);
;}?>
This will set a cookie on the computer when people enters the site for the
first time, and update my database.
Now I can see how many new computers that see my site each day, and it works
fine.
BUT, now I have another site where all the pages are .shtml sites, and I
have not been using any php scripting at all, though it is uploadet on a
server where I can use php.

But now I can't include the file, cause if I write <!--#include
file="Cookie.ph p"--> it includes some php codes, but since the site is
called .shtml it offcause can't execute the php script.

But isn't there a way to do this anyway.
Maybe by some javascript that executes the Cookie.php fil or something. ??
The site has a lot a pages, and I would rather not rename them all to .php
and the shtml include to php include on all the pages.

I have a menu that is included on all the pages, so if it could be executed
in the menu file, I will count all hits, nomatter what site people enters
first.
Hope someone have a good idea.

best
Michael

[Michael Winter]

On 27/10/2005 23:38, EnjoyNews wrote:

[snip]

I thought maybe some javascript in my .html file could execute
another file, in this case a .php file. [...]
It could, but it's not a good solution. One of the advantages of using
the server is that you can reliably perform actions using it. Using a
client-side script negates this reliability and, let's face it, the
reason why you're looking for a quick way out is because you're not
inclined to make the necessary effort to solve the problem properly.

[Me:]

What's a .shtml site, anyway?

it's a .html file that uses serverside commands like "include file"

I'm well aware of SSI. You missed my point, but it's not important.

[snip]
It's rather complicated to rename the files from .shtml to .php,
since all the serverside commands used in the files, does not work in
an .php file.
With your server configuration, yes. However, it strikes me as rather
odd that you didn't forsee this issue.

[snip]
But how do I get the server to pass .shtml file through PHP. ??

I'm curious to know why it doesn't anyway. An SSI include element should
pass a PHP script through the preprocessor. The URL for the virtual
attribute value (typically preferred over file) can even include a query
string that can be accessed as usual.

If the server is configured with IncludesNOEXEC, rather than Includes,
then an error will result because permission to execute the script was
not granted, but you made no mention of that.

Mike

--
Michael Winter
Prefix subject with [News] before replying by e-mail.