OT: Getting rid of spaces in PHP docs

I'm building a site using Mambo CSM, which is PHP and MySQL generated pages.
When viewing the pages' source in a browser, I'm about to be sick. The
code is scattered all over the place and it's virtually impossible (or
at least time consuming) to search for certain snippets, etc. Some of
the pages are actually the worse I have seen...

Someone (Thierry?) was fiddling with some script, and I tried an online
gadget that removed spaces a couple of months ago (which, regretfully,
also nuked some legitimate stuff), but I wonder:

1. Are there any WORKING gadget available to clean up the code?
2. Since most pages are dynamic, is it even possible?

TIA
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Dan Vendel *GOF* wrote:

I'm building a site using Mambo CSM, which is PHP and MySQL generated
pages.
When viewing the pages' source in a browser, I'm about to be sick. The
code is scattered all over the place and it's virtually impossible (or
at least time consuming) to search for certain snippets, etc. Some of
the pages are actually the worse I have seen...

Someone (Thierry?) was fiddling with some script, and I tried an online
gadget that removed spaces a couple of months ago (which, regretfully,
also nuked some legitimate stuff), but I wonder:

1. Are there any WORKING gadget available to clean up the code?
2. Since most pages are dynamic, is it even possible?

TIA

Did you try - Commands >> Apply Source Formatting ?
Mick

Mick White wrote:

Did you try - Commands >> Apply Source Formatting ?
Mick

No.
The pages don't exist, like physical ones, but built by modules in a
database and delivered on request. Here's a sample of the disaster (if
it propagates so you'll see it as I do...):

http://thebusinessonline.com/rss/feed.php?st=fp </td>
<td width="100%"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>

</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;

</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<ul>

<li>

<b>
Europe </b>
&nbsp;
<span class="small">
(2)
</span>
</li>

<li>
<a href="index.php?option=com_newsfeeds&amp;catid=68& amp;Itemid=37"
class="category">

World News
</a>
&nbsp;
<span class="small">

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Dan Vendel *GOF* wrote:

2. Since most pages are dynamic, is it even possible?

Bingo! The problem that causes the ugly formatting is in the script that
writes the code. Your cleanup would have to be done there.


Gary

Gary White wrote:

Bingo! The problem that causes the ugly formatting is in the script that
writes the code. Your cleanup would have to be done there.

OK, I'll take a shot at it. *With* backups....
(BTW: The sample newsfeed you have at your site isn't working)
Thanks.

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dynamically generated code can be incredibly messy unless you take the
time to make sure the script outputs nicely formatted text.


joe




Dan Vendel *GOF* wrote:

I'm building a site using Mambo CSM, which is PHP and MySQL generated
pages.
When viewing the pages' source in a browser, I'm about to be sick. The
code is scattered all over the place and it's virtually impossible (or
at least time consuming) to search for certain snippets, etc. Some of
the pages are actually the worse I have seen...

Someone (Thierry?) was fiddling with some script, and I tried an online
gadget that removed spaces a couple of months ago (which, regretfully,
also nuked some legitimate stuff), but I wonder:

1. Are there any WORKING gadget available to clean up the code?
2. Since most pages are dynamic, is it even possible?

TIA

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Dan Vendel *GOF* wrote:

OK, I'll take a shot at it. *With* backups....
(BTW: The sample newsfeed you have at your site isn't working)
Thanks.

Hmmm ... You mean this one?
http://apptools.com/phptools/xml/rssclient.php

It seems to be working for me.


Gary

Joe {RoastHorse} wrote:

dynamically generated code can be incredibly messy unless you take the
time to make sure the script outputs nicely formatted text.

Yeah, I've noticed. :-\
But how do I do that?
Is it to open every file and reformat the code? But if so, I don't
understand how that eventually will affect the pages?

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Gary White wrote:

Hmmm ... You mean this one?
http://apptools.com/phptools/xml/rssclient.php

It seems to be working for me.

No, I meant http://apptools.com/phptools/xml/rssexample.php
But it's OK now.

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eg to output this very simple example:

<ul>
<li>item 1</li>
<li>item 2</li>
</ul>

make sure you output all the correct linebreaks and spaces:

echo "<ul>\n";
echo " <li>item 1</li>\n";
echo " <li>item 2</li>\n";
echo "</ul>\n";


joe





Dan Vendel *GOF* wrote:

Joe {RoastHorse} wrote:

dynamically generated code can be incredibly messy unless you take the
time to make sure the script outputs nicely formatted text.


Yeah, I've noticed. :-\
But how do I do that?
Is it to open every file and reformat the code? But if so, I don't
understand how that eventually will affect the pages?

--

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Kanzo Limited
www.kanzostudio.com

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