Sorry I am sure this has been asked before, but I wasn’t finding it when I searched.
When you create:
templates
template variables
chunks
snippets
Where are those stored? I prefer to edit those locally in my own text editor?
Thanks
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MODX Staff
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They’re stored in the database. Copy/paste the contents to/from the textareas or use a Firefox plugin that makes the contents of textareas editable in your favorite browser for the most straightforward way to accomplish your goal.
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Thanks for the prompt reply.
I use gedit on linux and I will see if there is such a plugin though I have not heard of it, but is it possible to keep them from the database and in files or is that how the system works is only by storing them in the database?
Thanks
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I picked this snippet up here in the forums and it works great for including files stored elsewhere (for example in your assets/folder).
1. copy the code below and make a new snippet and name it
IncludeFile
2. call the snippet in a document or wherever you desire like this:
[!IncludeFile? &file=`path/to/your/file/tobeincluded.php` &return=`1`!] (uncached)
[[IncludeFile? &file=`path/to/your/file/tobeincluded.php` &return=`1`]] (cached)
<?php
/* IncludeFile.snippet.php
last edit: 6/16/08 12:05 pm est
&file=`assets/foo/bar.php` indicates the file to include
&return=`1` return explicit content from return statement in included file
default behavior is to use output buffering to capture the content from the include
*/
$output = '';
if (isset($file) && file_exists($file)) {
if (!isset($return) || $return == false) {
ob_start();
include ($modx->config['base_path'] . $file);
$output = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
} else {
$output = include ($modx->config['base_path'] . $file);
}
}
return $output;
?>
