meta tags and variables

**Korzonek** · 10:34 AM

Is it possible to put a variable in meta tags??

PHP Code:


			
$file =fopen("$dt/$name","a");

fwrite($file,'
<!DOCTYPE html
PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" 
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="pl">    
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-2" />

/*this is a script that creates a new page ($name) . This a standard  header for the new page created  via form.  "$tag" is a variable wich contains keywords but when I view the page in the key word section I get only $tag insted of words from $tag variable wich are posted via form. I know I can echo variables inside body but is it possible inside head??*/
 
<META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT="<?php  echo $tag;?>"/>
<title>Barmania TechSite</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/index.css" type="text/css"/>
</head>
<body>
saaasass
</body>
</html>

');

fflush($file);
?>

**kbfirebreather** · 04-28-2008, 10:48 AM

Yes it's definitely possible, but you might want to put the variable into a session variable so it will have a value when echo'ing. Also make sure session_start() is at the top of the pages.

**Korzonek** · 11:41 AM

any hints or links how to that??

I've tried that but still there is a problem...I havent got a clue how to make it work. And still my script creates a new page with ale those things so i would have to put two sesions in one doc...

**kbfirebreather** · 04-28-2008, 11:38 AM

I'm not sure where $tag is coming from, but wherever that is set, use $_SESSION['tag'] = $tag or however you want set the tag variable. And at the top of the pages, before anything, make a php code section:

PHP Code:


			
<?php session_start(); ?>

Heres some information on sessions and should help you get started:
http://w3schools.com/php/php_sessions.asp

Hope this helps

**Korzonek** · 04-28-2008, 11:54 AM

I've tried that but still not working. I think it's because this script creates a whole new php file and the html is writen in :fwrite($file,'HTML CODE'); so even if i'll put <?php ?>
and start the session it is stil not working

**soundousa1** · 04-28-2008, 11:55 AM

I think that (in SEO) write the content of your meta tags is better than put the variables inside..

**VirtuosiMedia** · 04-28-2008, 12:04 PM

One of the reasons it probably isn't working is that you are creating a brand new file, but there is no PHP that defines what the $tag variable actually is. At some point in your file, you'll need to get $tag's value from the database or a GET or POST value.

**Korzonek** · 04-28-2008, 12:12 PM

yes, but I wan to make a form wich creates new pages with some content. And I dont know any other way to pass the content from form to a new page, then via php script and variables . Also I have to make a search engine so I need to be able put some key words inthose new pages...