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stage32
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February 19, 2018
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Device Preview in PHP using includes?

  • February 19, 2018
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I'm loving the Device Preview option, but I'm a bit stuck trying to figure out if it's possible to set it up using includes.

For instance, let's say that I load everything from index.php, which has "include($_GET['page'].'.php')" - so while I'm working on the index file, I can see the homepage just fine, but let's say in case of "index.php?page=contact" - I would need to edit the contact.php file, however, when I open that file, it wouldn't load through the index, it "thinks" it's own page... which makes sense, but is there any way to set it up so that I can open contact.php in Dreamweaver and see "index.php?page=contact" in the device preview?

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Correct answer BenPleysier

You can't because Real-time Preview runs inside a shell. The only way to see your page is by right-clicking on the page -> This Frame -> Open Frame in New .. as in the following and then entering the URL parameters.

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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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February 19, 2018

Do you have a local testing server?

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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ToloUSN
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February 19, 2018

Yes, I do. That's what I mean. index.php will load fine, and when I go to contact.php, it also shows me contexts of that php file, but I'm hoping to figure out a way to load index.php?page=cotact when I'm editing contact.php.

BenPleysier
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BenPleysierCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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February 20, 2018

You can't because Real-time Preview runs inside a shell. The only way to see your page is by right-clicking on the page -> This Frame -> Open Frame in New .. as in the following and then entering the URL parameters.

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