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Selecting and applying CSS themes through PHP
Generating CSS through PHP example from a Well House Consultants training course
More on Generating CSS through PHP [link]

This example is described in the following article(s):
   • Setting your colour theme through PHP - [link]

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http://www.wellho.net/pix/tramm5.jpg
http://www.wellho.net/net/contact.html

Source code: west.html Module: H118
<?php

// Setting up the required theme and storing a cookie
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

$using_theme = "standard";
if ($_COOKIE[theme]) {
        $using_theme = $_COOKIE[theme];
        }
if ($_REQUEST[newtheme]) {
        $using_theme = $_REQUEST[newtheme];
        setcookie("theme",$_REQUEST[newtheme]);
        }

/* Setting up built in themes */
////////////////////////////////

/* Firstly, a standard theme */
$themes = array();
$themes["standard"] = array(
        "overtext" => "navy",
        "overback" => "#FFFFDD",
        "overfont" => "Georgia, Sans-serif",
        "dda" => "");
/* Then (partial) themes that will override it */
$themes["brushwood"] = array(
        "overtext" => "#335500",
        "overback" => "#FFDD99",
        "overfont" => "Verdana");
$themes["large"] = array(
        "overtext" => "#335500",
        "overback" => "#FFDD99",
        "dda" => "font-size: 24px;",
        "overfont" => "Courier");

/* Make up the theme by altering the standard */
////////////////////////////////////////////////

$thistheme = $themes["standard"];
if ($using_theme and $themes[$using_theme]) {
        foreach (array_keys($themes[$using_theme]) as $element) {
                $thistheme[$element] = $themes[$using_theme][$element];
                }
        }

/* Provide a theme pulldown */
//////////////////////////////

$opts = "<select name=newtheme>";
foreach (array_keys($themes) as $themename) {
        $opts .= "<option value=$themename>$themename</option>";
        }
$opts .= "</select>";

/* And use all that lot in the page that we're displaying */
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
?>
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
* {  /* Styles with PHP */
color: <?= $thistheme[overtext] ?>;
background-color: <?= $thistheme[overback] ?>;
font-family: "<?= $thistheme[overfont] ?>";
<?= $thistheme[dda] ?>
margin: 5px;
}
h1 {
display:block; }
p {
margin-top: 5px;
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
p#header {
background-color: #FFFF99;
display:block;
}
.fineprint {
font-size: 66%; }
</style>

<title>Applying themes through PHP</title>
</head>
<body>
<p id=header>
<img src=/wiltshire/wiwb1.jpg width=300>
<img src=/wiltshire/wiwb2.jpg width=300>
</p>

<p><img src=http://www.wellho.net/pix/tramm5.jpg style="float: left;">
<h1>The title of this page</h1></p>

<p>Follow <a href=west.html>this link to go west</a> ...</p>

<p>This is main piece of
text about the place we're on about; it's a great place and we know that
because everywhere in Wiltshire is great (we could make an exception for
Calne but the Calnivous might come to get us)</p>

<p>Just 100 miles to the West of London, and with a train that runs on
time on the 3rd Tuesday of each Month, you can predict that we'll have
a number of visitors to the place. However, it's quite tricky to come
up with an STP (Spurious Text Page) that give us enough to go on.</p>

<br clear=all />

<div class=fineprint>

<p>For further informnation on Wiltshire, please contact the people
who live there.  They can be reached via
<a href=mailto:lisa@sheepbingo.co.uk>this email link</a> or via
<a href=http://www.wellho.net/net/contact.html>this contact form</a>.
</p>

<p>Your current theme is <?= $using_theme ?></p>

<p><form method=post>Change theme to <?= $opts ?> and
<input type=submit value=go! /></form></p>
<p>Copyright, Well House Consultants, 2006</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>

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