Methodologies for serving a static header

[dmsims]

So a common? issue - a website with a common header (logo, menu, contact details etc) to be served across many pages. I t make sense to have a single instance.

Now in ASP.net you can just use a masterpage but if it's only an html (and PHP) site what method would you use: Javascript, PHP or ?

 

[GravyMonster]

Use PHP:

include 'header.php';

Or HTML (assuming your server allows SSI)

<!-- #INCLUDE FILE="header.html" -->

Don't use Javascript as there will be a delay between the page loading and the heading appearing, plus it will mean another request on the server which is rather pointless in this instance.

 

[Fallen god]

What Spunkey said, is this for a project at school, or a site your making yourself, it seems better to use some sort of framework, or open source CMS depending on what your doing. If it is just a few simple pages then it might be better to just include a header and a footer.

 

[dmsims]

Thanks for the suggestions - it's a really old enthusiast site that I am revamping - had forgotten about SSI's