About the template design – PHP REC is now template driven! The software uses the XTemplate PHP class (http://www.phpxtemplate.org). Using a PHP template class over a template engine means no additional server software is required by your host. Templates allow software developers to issue updates to source code without making end users rework files. Full documentation for PHP XTemplate class can be found online at http://www.phpxtemplate.org/XTemplateSupport
All template files are located in the /skins folder. PHP REC’s default template is Silver Blue. The default template files are located in the /skins/silverblue folder. All template files can be edited in any simple editor (e.g. Notepad). Please be sure when editing template files that you or the file editor do not move, erase, and/or modify the template beginning and ending tags. These tags are very similar to HTML comment tags and are very easy to spot when editing the HTML code directly.
The /skins/silverblue/index.html template file is included on almost every page. In this file you will find the basic HTML for the outer tables, header and footer (e.g. modify this file to the remove powered by link). Each front-end webpage has its own template file that is include into the index.html file by the template class. These files are located in the /skins/silverblue/ folder. Each webpage template file will have sub-files that are included. These files can be found in the /skins/silverblue/storyboxes/ folder. Template files that are included on the side columns from the index.html file can be found in the /skins/silverblue/boxes folder.
Email templates are located in the /skins/silverblue/emailtemplates/ folder. These are plain text template files. Please note: Adding HTML to email template files will not convert a basic text message to a HTML message.
The “storyboxes” and “boxes” naming convention is also followed by the PHP source files. In the event you need to modify the PHP source files you can find the bulk of them in the /content/storyboxes and /content/boxes folders.
How to set the default skin folder – Be default the default skin folder is silverblue. You can change the default skin folder in the /skinconfig.php file. Edit this file in any simple editor (e.g. Notepad).