Using iframes

Gene · 03-11-2006, 08:56 AM

I have never used iframes in my designs before, but I have the need to use it in one of my projects now. My question is, what are the negatives to using iframes? Are there any compatibility issues with browsers? Are there any particular issues or reasons not to use iframes? Thanks for any insight.

988 · 03-11-2006, 10:27 AM

use php includes instead of using iframes.. spiders will have a hardtime crawling them.

Gene · 03-11-2006, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by cavinti

use php includes instead of using iframes.. spiders will have a hardtime crawling them.

Thanks, but that's like asking me to speak chinese :-)

I'll have to look for a "PHP includes" tutorial.

988 · 03-11-2006, 10:38 AM

you have to change the main file to .php if your still using .html

and heres the code

<?php
include '--the link--';
?>

Gene · 03-11-2006, 10:40 AM

That's it?? Wow... I'll give it a go. Thanks a million.

Chronos · 03-11-2006, 12:03 PM

Anyway if you wanna try iframes go for this to ensure cross browser compatibility:

http://dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex17/indexb.html

making sure there are text links to every page on your site and that every page has a relevant title, including content between the tags <iframes> </iframes>

LeetPCUser · 03-11-2006, 12:51 PM

Another bad thing about IFrames is that you can't exactly get the horizontal scroll bar to dissapear in either ie or mozilla. There is always one way to get rid of it in each browser. The include is a good idea!

Gene · 03-11-2006, 01:39 PM

Okay, so I renamed the file with .php (instead of .html). I placed the code below in a table on the page.

Code:

<?php
include 'http://citruscountyre.listingsxpress.com';
?>

When I try to pull up the page, I get an error 'not found'.

Here is the HTML version with iframes
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-discussion/175691-using-iframes.html

Here is the PHP version with the include

What am I doing wrong?

988 · 03-11-2006, 05:37 PM

it seems that it is not pointing to the right link.. it has to point to the exact file.. where yours is redirecting to something..

Gene · 03-11-2006, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by cavinti

it seems that it is not pointing to the right link.. it has to point to the exact file.. where yours is redirecting to something..

There is only one link I can possibly put in, which is:
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=175691
http://citruscountyre.listingsxpress.com

It's the same link on both versions. The iframes one works, but the php include, although it is the exact same link, doesn't work. Strange...

988 · 03-11-2006, 11:05 PM

try this

<?php
include 'http://citruscountyre.listingsxpress.com/listings/ListingsGrid.aspx';
?>

i see it might not work properly.. it might not show anything and if it does link within might not work properly.. the file i notice should be modified for it to work.. so i guess just leave the iframe

Xyzer · 03-12-2006, 12:01 AM

i hate them mate, they never work for me or go all pear sheaped.

BillyConnite · 03-12-2006, 12:54 AM

EDIT: NVM my post lol, sorry.

Chronos · 03-12-2006, 02:27 AM

Originally Posted by TheComputerGeek247

Another bad thing about IFrames is that you can't exactly get the horizontal scroll bar to dissapear in either ie or mozilla. There is always one way to get rid of it in each browser. The include is a good idea!

Get displayed Iframes in mozilla without horizontal scrollabar is matter of bad ccs designing.

Mozilla browser have a bug regarding width and height displaying incorrectly 100% size but that can be fixed by adding "min-width:auto; width:100%;"

IE doesn not understand min-width or min-height so you can even specify 800px or whatever other measure to get rid of that scrollbar.

Code:

<?php
include 'http://citruscountyre.listingsxpress.com/listings/ListingsGrid.aspx';
?>

php include does not work properly on windows servers despite they have php support.... as ASP for apaches has poor performance in linux platforms.

I assume you are on Windows because the ASPX extension, in which case you need to use ASP OR SSI include instead of PHP include REANAMING THE file as ASP, ASPX or SHTML depending

Code:

<!-- #INCLUDE FILE="listings/ListingsGrid.aspx" -->

if the file is in you own webspace try again the php this way
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=175691

Code:

<?php
include '/listings/ListingsGrid.aspx';
?>

but insisting, Windows Servers are not fully compatible with php coding.

Gene · 03-12-2006, 07:23 AM

THANK YOU ALL for your help. I really appreciate the time you took to work this out. I've added rep to everyone I could.

Chronos, thanks for the insight on Windows server & php. The page I'm trying to pull up is in fact on a Windows server, but it's an external system I'm trying to integrate into my client's real estate website.

Xyzer · 03-12-2006, 09:04 AM

For some reason when i edited my browser (arent i stupd) all the sites ever since with frames have gone all wrong, thats why i dont use that browser any more.

03-12-2006, 10:39 AM

If I wanted a hyperlink to open a page in an iFrame, but the hyperlink was outside of the iFrame...Could I? Is that possible?

www.cherreysexhaust.com/media.htm is the page I'm working on. I want to be able to click those "customer cars, visitors cars, wallpaper, etc" and load each of their pages in the iFrame to the right of them (where it says "coming soon").
Anyone know of a tutorial that could help me?

LeetPCUser · 03-13-2006, 07:16 AM

Is the link working now or are you still having problems?

Gene · 03-13-2006, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by TheComputerGeek247

Is the link working now or are you still having problems?

The iframe version is working perfectly. Just couldn't get the php version to work.

LeetPCUser · 03-13-2006, 08:53 AM

It is because in your include statement I see it calling JS and having this page called:

http://citruscountyre.com/listings/L...ame=ourhomes.x

This is actually not a page and this is the one it is trying to load. You need to load this:

http://citruscountyre.listingsxpress.com/ourhomes

Look at the source on both pages. You will note it is loading two entirely different pages.

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Chronos NamePros Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 263	Anyway if you wanna try iframes go for this to ensure cross browser compatibility: http://dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex17/indexb.html making sure there are text links to every page on your site and that every page has a relevant title, including content between the tags <iframes> </iframes> __________________ %%- Word Press AUTO Content Generator: :talk: THE END

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LeetPCUser Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Whitewater, WI Posts: 3,710	Another bad thing about IFrames is that you can't exactly get the horizontal scroll bar to dissapear in either ie or mozilla. There is always one way to get rid of it in each browser. The include is a good idea!

03-11-2006, 01:39 PM	THREAD STARTER #8 (permalink)
Gene DomainersUniversity.com Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oswego, NY Posts: 4,735 Follow @GenePimentel	Okay, so I renamed the file with .php (instead of .html). I placed the code below in a table on the page. Code: <?php include 'http://citruscountyre.listingsxpress.com'; ?> When I try to pull up the page, I get an error 'not found'. Here is the HTML version with iframes ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-discussion/175691-using-iframes.html Here is the PHP version with the include What am I doing wrong? __________________ . . Expired Domain Search -- ExpiredDomainBoss.com \| Sell Domain Names -- DomainProfitsClub.com -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

03-11-2006, 05:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
988 olrayts riserb Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 946	it seems that it is not pointing to the right link.. it has to point to the exact file.. where yours is redirecting to something.. __________________ http://www.travelmedical.info

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988 olrayts riserb Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 946	try this <?php include 'http://citruscountyre.listingsxpress.com/listings/ListingsGrid.aspx'; ?> i see it might not work properly.. it might not show anything and if it does link within might not work properly.. the file i notice should be modified for it to work.. so i guess just leave the iframe __________________ http://www.travelmedical.info Last edited by 988; 03-11-2006 at 11:52 PM.

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Xyzer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United Kindom Posts: 1,502	i hate them mate, they never work for me or go all pear sheaped.

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Gene DomainersUniversity.com Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oswego, NY Posts: 4,735 Follow @GenePimentel	THANK YOU ALL for your help. I really appreciate the time you took to work this out. I've added rep to everyone I could. Chronos, thanks for the insight on Windows server & php. The page I'm trying to pull up is in fact on a Windows server, but it's an external system I'm trying to integrate into my client's real estate website. __________________ . . Expired Domain Search -- ExpiredDomainBoss.com \| Sell Domain Names -- DomainProfitsClub.com -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

03-12-2006, 09:04 AM	#16 (permalink)
Xyzer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United Kindom Posts: 1,502	For some reason when i edited my browser (arent i stupd) all the sites ever since with frames have gone all wrong, thats why i dont use that browser any more.

03-12-2006, 10:39 AM	#17 (permalink)
zackweiler Guest Posts: n/a	If I wanted a hyperlink to open a page in an iFrame, but the hyperlink was outside of the iFrame...Could I? Is that possible? www.cherreysexhaust.com/media.htm is the page I'm working on. I want to be able to click those "customer cars, visitors cars, wallpaper, etc" and load each of their pages in the iFrame to the right of them (where it says "coming soon"). Anyone know of a tutorial that could help me?

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LeetPCUser Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Whitewater, WI Posts: 3,710	Is the link working now or are you still having problems?

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03-13-2006, 08:53 AM	#20 (permalink)
LeetPCUser Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Whitewater, WI Posts: 3,710	It is because in your include statement I see it calling JS and having this page called: http://citruscountyre.com/listings/L...ame=ourhomes.x This is actually not a page and this is the one it is trying to load. You need to load this: http://citruscountyre.listingsxpress.com/ourhomes Look at the source on both pages. You will note it is loading two entirely different pages.