DirectPHP plugin

kksou says:

kksou — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 04:58:40 +0000

Dear Ruediger, Sincerely apologize for the late reply. I must admit that I haven't log on to the kksou.com for years. I started kksou.com as a hobby back in 2005. Life became busy and I had almost no time to continue the hobby. I wrote the first version of DirectPHP back in 2008. I wanted to embed some PHP codes in my own websites. Couldn't find a simple and easy-to-use one. So I wrote this. I thought this might be useful to others. That's why I decided to share this plugin on https://extensions.joomla.org. I was actually very surprised that this plugin is still in use. At that time, there were many commercially available plugins by professional developers. Thought there would be even more such plugins after all these years. In any case, thanks for your support for DirectPHP for so many years. I saw that you have also written to me back in 2016. Just to share with you, I do receive requests every now and then to update DirectPHP and my other plugin googleMaps. However, I was overloaded with work and projects. I kept all these emails in a folder but never had the time to work on them. This morning I happened to have some time. I saw your email. I decided to log on to the administrator website of kksou.com, after so many years. I found the 2 messages that you've posted - one in Oct 2021 , and the other in Mar 2022. Yes, I was touched by your persistence. I also liked your [url=https://www3.astronomicalheritage.net ]UNESCO Astronomy and World Heritage a lot. Although life is still as busy, I have decided to work on this to make DirectPHP work for Joomla4. Not sure if you have the solution for the error message you've pointed out. If not, please give me some time. I need to install a copy of Joomla 4 so that I can test out the plugin. Will let you know once I have the new version working. Warm Regards, /kksou

Ruediger Schultz says:

Ruediger Schultz — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:31:33 +0000

Hello friend, I am using DirectPHP for more than a decade now, on various projects - it is very valuable for me. Thanks! I am investigating the transition to Joomla4 and I found that the plugin has an issue with this. Do you plan to update the plugin soon? Kind regards and thank you again Ruediger Schultz

Ruediger Schultz says:

Ruediger Schultz — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 12:41:34 +0000

Hello Friend, as you know, we heavily depend on DirectPHP for our various applications (one of the most complex ones being the Portal to the Heritage of Astronomy ( https://www3.astronomicalheritage.net/ ). I wonder if you had time to look into the issues of DirectPHP with Joomla4 and if you plan to solve them? What I found are issues with getting the plugin parameters , as $this->params is deprecated by Joomla. Kind regards Ruediger Schultz

kksou says:

kksou — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 16:05:24 +0000

Hi Mark, Sorry for the late reply. Recently there has been a huge influx of spam posts, and your post was buried among them. First, please bear in mind that not all PHP libraries can run within the Joomla framework. For each article, it actually run through many layers of complicated plugins, modules and components before it gets displayed in your browser. Sometimes there are conflicts between the underlying Joomla PHP core and your other PHP libraries. Second, in order to get more clues, you might want to turn on display_error and error_reporting in PHP.ini so that you can see the error messages displayed on the screen. error_reporting(E_ALL); ini_set('display_errors', 1); When you change the PHP.ini, you might need to restart your web server so that the modified PHP.ini is loaded. The error message on the screen should tell you what exactly might be the problem. Hope this helps. Warm Regards, /kksou

Mark Hobbs says:

Mark Hobbs — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:16:15 +0000

I've used DirectPHP for a few years... it's beautifully simple and convenient. I recently decided to use DirectPHP to make PDFs with TCPDF. If I put the following code in a file and run it directly on the server, it works fine, but within an article, it just echos the data. Any advice? require_once(JPATH_ROOT.'/libraries/tcpdf/tcpdf.ph p'); $pdf = new TCPDF('P','mm', 'A4'); $pdf->SetPrintHeader(false); $pdf->SetPrintFooter(false); $pdf->AddPage(); $pdf->Output('htmlout.pdf', 'I');

kksou says:

kksou — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 08:21:27 +0000

Hi Hieu, Think it's not possible to do echoing in real-time. Not sure if you understand the Joomla framework and how content plugins work. Joomla retrieves the article content from jos_content, then runs the content plugin. The content plugin gets the raw content and change the content depending on the tags in the article. Then we return the modified content to Joomla. Joomla may do some further processing (e.g. there might also be some other system plugins) and finally display the final content to the web page. As such, using commands like ob_start() won't work because in the plugin, the output are not going direct to the screen. Instead the outputs are stored in a variable to be passed back to Joomla. You might be able to achieve such thing by writing your own system plugin. But not with DirectPHP. Warm Regards, /kksou

Hieu says:

Hieu — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 08:11:01 +0000

dmhieu91@gmail.com How can i use ob_start() to echo real time value? Thanks you for support

kksou says:

kksou — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 08:06:01 +0000

Hi John, It's in Global Configurations - Text Filters tab If you're using JCE Editor, then please refer to the following article: Scripts removed on saving: https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/support/faq/editor/scripts-removed-on-saving Warm Regards, /kksou

John says:

John — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 00:42:37 +0000

Got the plugin installed and enabled. Now I need to set to No Filtering. Where do I do this in Joomla 3.8.6? Thanks.

kksou says:

kksou — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 00:33:47 +0000

Hi Mark, Thanks much for sharing about creating additional profiles in JCE Editor. I'm sure many other users will find this useful! Warm Regards, /kksou

Mark Hobbs says:

Mark Hobbs — Sun, 04 Feb 2018 22:44:31 +0000

/kksou I figured it out. I was already using JCE Editor (it was installed with my joomla installation and the default editor. The solution: go to components -> JCD Editor -> Editor Profiles open the default profile go to editor parameters -> advanced set "allow php" to "yes". when editin and article, code now saves and displays in the code window. Side note: I created a separate profile in JCE for super users (I didn't want to give php ability to all users). I duplicated the default profile, set it for super users only (this is done on the setup tab after clicking on the profile). Cheers, Mark

kksou says:

kksou — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 10:18:37 +0000

Hi Lukasz, 1) You said echo "test 123"; works in plugin. 2) Does echo "test 123"; works in module too? Please refer to the article How to debug PHP codes in DirectPHP: https://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla/how-to-debug-php-codes-in-directphp.php Turn on Error Display to find out the real error messages for your PHP codes. Warm Regards, /kksou

kksou says:

kksou — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 04:30:15 +0000

Hi Mark, Please refer to the following article: 1) How to Stop Joomla From Stripping Out Code : https://www.ostraining.com/blog/joomla/stop-joomla-from-stripping-out-code/ 2) Try JCE Editor (It's free and good): Scripts removed on saving: https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/support/faq/editor/scripts-removed-on-saving 3) How to use javascript in articles?: https://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?t=302645 Please give the above a try and let me know if it works. Warm Regards, /kksou

Mark Hobbs says:

Mark Hobbs — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 03:28:37 +0000

This plugin works. I have a weird bug... When I paste the php code into the code box in joomla, it disappears after the article is saved. The code executed when the article is loaded on the front end, but if the article is loaded on the back end, it is empty (if I save the empty article, the code disappears). Is this normal? Mark

Lukasz says:

Lukasz — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 20:42:20 +0000

HI I want to input my php code to Joomla 3.8.3 but I have some Error. Plugion is working for sure simply code echo 123 is showing, but when I put into Module manager my php code I've that error: Fatal error: Call to a member function array() on null in /kolumb/plugins/content/DirectPHP/DirectPHP.php(60 ) : eval()'d code on line 3 And my PHP code is: Tell me please what shell I do ??

kksou says:

kksou — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 03:17:04 +0000

Hi Doan, Happy New Year! No, if you understand how content plugin works, it simply grab any tags that correspond to all the content plugins, process these tags, and then display the final output of the article. These plugins are processed only once before the display of your article. As such, you cannot use DirectPHP (or any other plugins that allow you include PHP) to use ob_start() to echo real time value. If you want to achieve this, you have to write your own component and you will be able to achieve this. Warm Regards, /kksou

kksou says:

kksou — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 03:10:23 +0000

Hi Steve, Happy New Year! 1) Download the installation file from: DirectPHP v3.0: https://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/joomla/directphp-plugin.php#download Make sure you download the one for Joomla 3.0. 2) Save the file to your local machine. The filename should be DirectPHP_v3.01.zip 3) Go to Extensions Manager - Install. 4) Click the first tab "Upload Package File". You can drag and drop the file "DirectPHP_v3.01.zip", or you can click the button "browse for file". 5) Go to Extensions - Plugins and Enable the plugin. Please give the above a try and let me know if it works. Warm Regards, /kksou

Steve says:

Steve — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:17:14 +0000

Hi kksou, I'm trying to install DirectPHP 3.01 to Joomla 3.7 but keep getting a "Please enter a package folder. Unable to find install package" error message when I try to install from the unzipped folder. I fear I'm doing something obvious wrong. Thanks for help.

kksou says:

kksou — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 13:16:42 +0000

Hi Fabrizio, Glad you found the solution! And thanks for sharing this solution with me. I'm sure this will benefit many others too! Warm Regards, /kksou

Fabrizio says:

Fabrizio — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:52:01 +0000

Hi kksou, I wrote you a couple of days regarding "DirectPHP problem with Joomla 3.8.0" I'm happy to say that the problem I described is not caused by DirectPHP, it's a bug introduced with Joomla 3.8.0; it was already acknowledged and fixed from the team, see https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/18066/files/e8e03290a90b46213e0f4ad890ef8bea1e8e0e5b, and it's due to double event firing. Following the directions in the given url it's easily fixed. Sorry for the misunderstanding :( Keep up the good work! Ciao Fabrizio

Fabrizio says:

Fabrizio — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 10:08:47 +0000

Hi kksou, DirectPHP worked fine before upgrading to Joomla 3.8.0. With this version, I found that it's "sending" php code twice - I verified this by printing $phpcode variable in your code, it displays (and executes) the code twice, so function declarations return error ("function already declared"), DB insert calls insert the same record twice, etc. Thank you for any hint Ciao Fabrizio

kksou says:

kksou — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 09:54:54 +0000

Hi Marv, DirectPHP uses standard PHP eval() function. DirectPHP itself does not have any mysql_query() statement. That's from the PHP code you are trying to run using DirectPHP. Please refer to the article How to debug PHP codes in DirectPHP: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla/how-to-debug-php-codes-in-directphp.php Turn on Error Display to find out the real error messages for your PHP codes. Warm Regards, /kksou

Marv V says:

Marv V — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 18:21:23 +0000

on Joomla 3.7 i got error 0 - Call to undefined function mysql_query() Call stack # Function Location 1 eval() JROOT/plugins/content/DirectPHP/DirectPHP .php:60

kksou says:

kksou — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 01:32:54 +0000

Hi Nick, I've tested DirectPHP with the latest Joomla 3.6.5 and it's working fine. First of all, make sure that the DirectPHP plugin is enabled. If it's enabled, then please turn on display_errors in your php.ini and let me know what errors and warning messages you see on the screen. You can do this in your php.ini, or you can include them right in your PHP script by adding: ini_set('display_errors', 1); error_reporting(E_ALL); You can find more details here: How to debug PHP codes in DirectPHP: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla/how-to-debug-php-codes-in-directphp.php When you see the error/warning messages on the screen, please let me know so that I have more clues to where might be the problm. Warm Regards, /kksou

nick says:

nick — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 00:46:01 +0000

Hi, i have a problem with joomla 3.6. I try this test code in an new Current date and time is: No Time is not appearing in an content article. pls give me a hint

kksou says:

kksou — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 09:17:53 +0000

Hi Michel, DirectPHP uses PHP's standard eval() function. If your script works with eval(), it should work with DirectPHP. How are you using and declare the global variables? I've used global variables with DirectPHP and they work fine. May be if you email me your code, I can try to debug for you. Warm Regards, /kksou

michel jollit says:

michel jollit — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 22:24:31 +0000

I can't use a global variable in a function. it'is not initialized. Do you think it is due todirectphp? if i give it to my function as a parameter it'is ok. thanks for your reply.

kksou says:

kksou — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 04:17:01 +0000

Hi Brown, As mentioned to Maya in the comments earlier, not ALL php scripts can run directly inside Joomla. Please refer to the following article: How to debug PHP codes in DirectPHP: /php-gtk2/Joomla/how-to-debug-php-codes-in-directp hp.php for more details. Follow the instructions there, turn on error display, run your program, and see what error messages you see on the screen. If you still have problem, please let me know the error messages you see on the screen so that I've more clues as to what might be the problem. Warm Regards, /kksou

kksou says:

kksou — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 04:12:51 +0000

Hi Maya, Please note that not ALL php scripts can run directly inside Joomla. Please refer to the following article: How to debug PHP codes in DirectPHP: /php-gtk2/Joomla/how-to-debug-php-codes-in-directp hp.php for more details. Follow the instructions there, turn on error display, run your program, and see what error messages you see on the screen. Warm Regards, /kksou

kksou says:

kksou — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 04:08:11 +0000

Thanks for sharing, Marc! You can also find more details in the article How to Run Joomla Content Plugins in Custom HTML Modules: /php-gtk2/joomla/how-to-run-joomla-content-plugins -in-custom-html-modules.php Warm Regards, /kksou

Marc Oliveras says:

Marc Oliveras — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 13:11:04 +0000

Thanks for this great plugin. I've read many comments that it is not possible to use it in a Custom HTML module. This is partially true. If you go Custom HTML > Options > Prepare content > Yes this plugin will work on modules too.

kksou says:

kksou — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 08:21:32 +0000

Hi Iddy, May I know what do you mean by "shortcodes"? Can you please give a sample? Warm Regards, /kksou

iddy says:

iddy — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 21:39:12 +0000

Hi, i'm using phpdirect to call a shortcodes from the database in joomla 3. The page displays correctly but the shortcodes are not converted - the shortcode itself displays. if i "view page source" and copy/paste the code directly into a joomla article, the shortcodes work again. Any ideas whats going wrong ? Thanks

kksou says:

kksou — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 03:09:46 +0000

Hi Kris, Sincerely apologize for the late reply. Note sure if you have your problem solved. If not, please refer to the following article: How to debug PHP codes in DirectPHP: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla/how-to-debug-php-codes-in-directphp.php As mentioned in the article above, please turn on error_display in php.ini. You should see some warning or error messages on the screen. Please let me know the error messages so that I have more clues as to what might be the problem. Warm Regards, /kksou

Kris says:

Kris — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:00:46 +0000

I've been using DirectPHP on my sites for years with no troubles -- as long as I remember to activate the plugin. :-D Today I upgraded to 2.5 (Joomla! v. 2.5.28), activated the plugin, set "no filtering" -- but I'm having problems. The page with the list of articles with PHP scripts won't load -- it's just a blank page. If I disable those articles, it loads just fine. I've checked everything I can think of. Having recently had some of my other sites hacked, I'm making sure this one is "up to date" -- but upgrading to DirectPHP 2.5 isn't working for me. I'm also using Jumi for less complicated scripts. Do these two play nice together? Thanks!

Pete says:

Pete — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 14:27:24 +0000

Installs easy, works fine. Why can't everything be so simple? Can't find a 'donate' link... do you have one?

Marc says:

Marc — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 15:11:10 +0000

Hi kksou, 1) I'm trying to use 2) is workking, when I used it in article.php - But it doesnt work after edding to an article in the joomla backend (content / articles)

kksou says:

kksou — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:41:17 +0000

Hi Marc, 1) May I know what code do you use to "add a custom readmore code"? 2) You mentioned that "it works when run the command in the article.php"? But you also said "its not available when I use it in my articles". A bit confused here. So what works? And what does not work? Warm Regards, /kksou

Marc says:

Marc — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 15:23:23 +0000

Hi kksou, first let me say thanks for your quick reply. I'm trying to add a custom readmore code to my articles, so i want to make the command available. it works when run the command in the article.php, but its not available when I use it in my articles with direct php. Regards!

kksou says:

kksou — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 02:18:44 +0000

Hi Marc, May I know what codes you're trying to run? You might want to list some codes here so that people have more clues to see where might be the error. Any error messages that you see on the screen (note: you might need to turn on error_display in php.ini to show the error messages.) I've also written an article How to debug PHP codes in DirectPHP: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla/how-to-debug-php-codes-in-directphp.php You might want to follow some of the recommendations there to debug your PHP code. Warm Regards, /kksou

Marc says:

Marc — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 15:11:43 +0000

Hey everybody and thx for this awesome plugin. I installed it on my site an the for current date/time works fine. Now I'm trying to insert a custom readmore-link in my articles. Anyone had success with this or can point me in the right directions? Ty in advance!

Alan says:

Alan — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 01:02:06 +0000

:-) I think it was a browser issue. I was able to download it in Chrome. Thanks for sending it to my email and for the follow up. I look forward to trying it. Thanks again, Alan

kksou says:

kksou — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 01:02:10 +0000

Hi Alan, Have just checked the download links. They are all working fine. Please kindly give it a try again. For your convenience, have also emailed you a copy of the installer. Warm Regards, /kksou

Alan says:

Alan — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 19:01:18 +0000

The download links seem to be broken. They generate an "invalid link" modal dialog. I look forward to trying this plug in. Thank you.

Dragonrider says:

Dragonrider — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 08:00:20 +0000

Just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU for writing and developing DirectPHP! With this I was able to write a simple script to access my Joomla DB to enable me to display the username of the latest person to register on my site. Also, thanks for keeping the 2.5 version up to date, my server was updated to PHP5.5 this week and I lost the use of DirectPHP, finding you have a newer version available was fantastic, it works! Thank you, and yes, I do know I should upgrade to Joomla 3 but it's a BIG complex site to migrate.

Pieter W says:

Pieter W — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 10:15:10 +0000

Thanks for this great plugin. Works out of the box for me. I needed this because I need to migrate a php-fusion site to a Joomla platform. I created my own member- and instruments administration application, written in php. Now I can easily migrate it to Joomla. At the end there was a little problem with the tags. I saw that these are altered within the plugin. Please can you explain a little bit to me why this is done? For now I changed some coding in DirectPHP.php functions fix_str and fix_str2 and all seems to work okay.

manuvoolapati says:

manuvoolapati — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 05:13:08 +0000

Hey your plugin doesn't work on Joomla 3.1 WITHIN MODULES, could you please fix this? Under joomla 2.5 there is no problem.

Franko says:

Franko — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:22:51 +0000

Hey your plugin doesn't work on Joomla 3.1 WITHIN MODULES, could you please fix this? Under joomla 2.5 there is no problem.

unknown_guest says:

unknown_guest — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:16:08 +0000

How can i make directPHP run within modules?

RITZELY says:

RITZELY — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 10:26:51 +0000

una maravilla :D :lol:

ArdiIIa says:

ArdiIIa — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 09:10:19 +0000

A great extension. Attention. This extension brings other problems. DISQUS Comments for Joomla! (by JoomlaWorks) Php code is displayed and the script will not run

leyla says:

leyla — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:19:26 +0000

hi, i've installed this module but it doesnt work. i've tested it on joomla 1.0x with the code but nothing is shown in the frontend :( can you help?

Ekwon says:

Ekwon — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 14:34:43 +0000

Happy to be useful. Thanks to you for this good plugin.

stormy says:

stormy — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 13:12:18 +0000

Thank you,this fixed my problem, I have been working for this hour many hours.

Ekwon says:

Ekwon — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 12:23:04 +0000

Trying to replace task=view with view=article, it works. Thanks

Ekwon says:

Ekwon — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 01:31:12 +0000

I don't why my previous post isn't complete. I said that's not working. I had a great hope about your answer, but :sad:

Ekwon says:

Ekwon — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 01:27:59 +0000

Hi I've tried what you said. Even with a direct link (

kksou says:

kksou — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 18:49:19 +0000

Hi, Please refer to the article: How to display and process forms in a Joomla article using DirectPHP?: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla/How-to-display-and-process-forms-in-a-Joomla-article-using-DirectPHP.php and How to pass variables or parameters from one Joomla article to another using DirectPHP?: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla/How-to-pass-variables-or-parameters-from-one-Joomla-article-to-another-using-DirectPHP.php?var1=value1&var2=value2 Basically you need to pass in additional variables such as option, Itemid, etc. so that Joomla can go back to your designated Joomla page. Please give it a try and let me know if it works. Regards, /kksou

Ekwon says:

Ekwon — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 14:49:21 +0000

Hello. Thanks for this fantastic component. Just a little problem. When I call another page from a form, the next php script open in full page and not in the module (which have called this last one) of Joomla. Is this a setting of Joomla to set, or is there a special adjustement to add in the marker of the form (echo ') or elsewhere ? Thanks.

Richard P says:

Richard P — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 13:16:18 +0000

Thank you for this component. I am trying to do form validation, which in my current code involves a call back to the same php file to test the users inputs before it is submitted. Is this possible with your component or is there another form validation method you could suggest? Thanks.

Karohuho says:

Karohuho — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 06:35:30 +0000

I Just answered myself, didn't close the table

Karohuho says:

Karohuho — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 05:32:06 +0000

Hi? Nice plugin, problem here though! I write the code on the article page(a code that pulls table data from database) but the table doesnt display on the article part, it displays on the footer part.... :sad:

wanda says:

wanda — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 01:14:47 +0000

can you embed a php file? I am using this, but it doesn't seem to work

kksou says:

kksou — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 03:25:19 +0000

Hi, What system are you using? Windows? or linux? Regards, /kksou

CSF-ali says:

CSF-ali — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:05:57 +0000

How use include command and what is the meaning fullpath ,please describe it with an example. i use Wampserver and joomla 2.5,and my project folder name is New-p in www ,root directory,where i can uplode my php scripts. thanks.

Marius135 says:

Marius135 — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 16:05:43 +0000

Can I use this plugin on a commercial website? I'm creating a site for a customer and I need something like this :)

kksou says:

kksou — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:02:47 +0000

Hi, Please do something like this (replace all square brackets with angle brackets): $now = date('d'); $img = 'dailypic'.$now.'.png'; echo "[img src='$img' alt='text']"; Please give it a try and let me know if it works, ok? Regards, /kksou

JonGauntt says:

JonGauntt — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:03:10 +0000

[from above] Basically I'm just trying to load a picture of the day so that the website looks like it is changing all the time, but keeping the load times down. Maybe there's a better way to do it? Especially so that I can keep it within the content system as it isn't part of the main framework and will not appear on all pages.

JonGauntt says:

JonGauntt — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:02:30 +0000

Well, that didn't work out so well... ok, to continue on (and retype it all out): I'm trying to work with images to that I can use the following type of string: [img src="dailypic[?php echo date('d');?].png" alt="text"] Using square brackets instead of regular ones so I don't lose my comment again... I am using Joomla 3.1 with JCE for my editor (instead of TinyMCE). I copied down your date test above and can usually get it to display correctly (often Joomla will put in < and > which seems to break things - usually you can type over this and it will then take it... usually). When I get it to work, I can see your date code just fine and I can see the text which translates to "dailypic19.png", but I cannot seem to get this to translate the html and the php at the same time. Is this possible with this plug-in or am I going to be hard coding my front pages so that I can get this to work? [continued]

JonGauntt says:

JonGauntt — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 09:50:25 +0000

I'm trying to work with images so that I can use the following type of string:

LexFaure says:

LexFaure — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 06:49:48 +0000

I would love to use this plugin - and I need just to run the following code: Which loads and runs an integrated API But when I run the code - I get the following error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':' in /home/www/lawyer365.co.za/plugins/content/DirectPH P/DirectPHP.php(58) : eval()'d code on line 1

kksou says:

kksou — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 01:47:15 +0000

Hi Fabu, Sorry for the late reply, because I'm not sure if I can answer your question. If I understand correctly, you have some PHP site and you want to make this into a Joomla site. If this is correct, then I have to say that DirectPHP is not the right tool you are looking for. DirectPHP is a content plugin. As the suggests, it's for use within a Joomla article, when you need to add some PHP codes in a Joomla article. DirectPHP is NOT used for converting any PHP codes into a Joomla website. Hope this answers your question. Regards, /kksou

Fabu says:

Fabu — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 04:14:07 +0000

hi kksou, pls don't think I'm stupid, but I've got a problem to implement your plugin into our version of joomla. I don't know what kind of joomla we use, but it's terrible. I'm looking for answers to show my php sites correctly in joomla, but the only thing that remember me... Hey this is joomla... is the sentence in adminpanel. "You're using Joomla 2.5" My biggest problem is, that joomla as you know it has nothing in common with the version I've found here. Not even root structure (folders and files). I hope you can help me to solve this problem. Many Thanks Fabu P.S. I also hope, that you can understand my bad english. I haven't been written a long tim in english.

kksou says:

kksou — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 08:38:08 +0000

Hi, DirectPHP is a content plugin. As the name suggests, it's for use within a content article. You are using contact form, which is another component - not the com_content component used by the Joomla Articles. That's why it will not work. Regards, /kksou

ttttest says:

ttttest — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 03:00:49 +0000

Holy shit ! Your comment system is cuting all of my messages because I typed some tags ! GRRR ! (My english is really bad So re-re-re-re fail. LET'S DO THIS FOR THE FORTH TIME : Hello, I've just downloaded your plug-in on Joomla 3.0. It semmed really great. I activated it BUT the p h p code I typed in my contact form article shows me that your plug-in might not be working on my web site. Do you think you know why ?

Amicus says:

Amicus — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 07:30:03 +0000

I have used < instead [ But, I have found following solution: If I put some character (.) behind [?php. but choose its color is white (as my article background) DirectPHP doesnt recognize it as real PHP and everything is SHOWN as is shoud. Now I have problem (article reader) when select, copy and paste that code from article because I have . behind php tag and code snippet doesnt work :sad: Any ideas?

Amicus says:

Amicus — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 07:28:18 +0000

Thank you for your answer, but it doesn't work for me :sad: I have tried every combination. Problem is that if you echo PHP code, it gets executed. But, I have found following solution: If I put some character (.) behind

kksou says:

kksou — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:15:15 +0000

Hi Amicus, The plugin grep for [?php and ?] So try the following: [?php echo "["."?"."php"; ... your sample codes here ... [?php echo "?"."]"; ?] Note: change all square brackets above to angle brackets Let me know if it works, ok? Regards, /kksou

Amicus says:

Amicus — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:42:01 +0000

Great work. Plugin works without problems for me. But, I have question. How can I disable plugin for some Joomla Articles? I need to show some PHP code examples inside of the article, but my example PHP code gets executed by DirectPHP.

Jose1974 says:

Jose1974 — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:25:26 +0000

Fantastic job!!! And only 4Kb!!! Incredible, fantistic, no words, congratulations!!

Netsistence says:

Netsistence — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:50:25 +0000

As suggested by someone at the joomla forum I decided to reïnstall Joomla, using version 3.0.x. On that version DirectPHP is now succesfully installed.

Netsistence says:

Netsistence — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:02:32 +0000

Looking at joomla forum last night, found more issues on this error for Joomla 3.1. It likely is an error in this version. I do not have an other server to do the test on different PHP versions.Thnx for your comment. Regards, Bert

kksou says:

kksou — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:04:35 +0000

Hi, You mentioned that you're using PHP version 5.3.3-7 + Squeeze3 Could it be because of this? Do you have any other system that you can try? Just to want eliminate the possible root cause one by one. Alternatively, there are other PHP plugins on joomla.org. Maybe one of them will work with your host. Regards, /kksou

Netsistence says:

Netsistence — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:56:57 +0000

Hi, I tried new installation on the same server Get the same error. On the same server I do have a joomla 2.5.8 site running DirectPHP realy fine.

kksou says:

kksou — Wed, 15 May 2013 08:59:37 +0000

Hi, That's really strange, because I just tried installing it on a fresh install of Joomla and it worked fine. If you have some time, would you mind do the same - i.e. try set up a fresh install of Joomla and then install DirectPHP. See if you get the same error. This will allow us to see if DirectPHP works on your server at all, or if it's conflicts with some plugins. Regards, /kksou

Netsistence says:

Netsistence — Wed, 15 May 2013 08:08:27 +0000

Sorry, forgot to answer that part of your question. Yes, the error comes up while installing DirectPHP.

kksou says:

kksou — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:17:52 +0000

Can you pleas confirm that the error is displayed during installation? Or is the error the result of running DirectPHP with some of your PHP codes? Regards, /kksou

Netsistence says:

Netsistence — Wed, 15 May 2013 03:00:09 +0000

Thnx for responding so soon! PHP version 5.3.3-7 + Squeeze3 Joomla 3.1.1 with dutch language package installed. The site is hosted on Apache webserver using apache2handler The exact error is: DateTime::__construct(): Failed to parse time string (jerror) at position 0 (j): The timezone could not be found in the database. I've downloaded version v3.0 of PHPDirect, but inside the file DirectPHP.php comment stops at v2.5 Jan 25, 2012.

kksou says:

kksou — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:59:56 +0000

Hi, The current version of DirectPHP works with the latest version of Joomla. I'm using it on my site. 1) Which PHP version are you using? 2) At which point does the error message occurs - during installation? I've never seen such an error before during installation. Please provide more details so that I have more clues as to where might be the problem. Regards, /kksou

Netsistence says:

Netsistence — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:19:57 +0000

Hi, I tried installing DirectPHP on Joomla 3.1.1 but joomla shows up with error: Failed to parse time string (jerror) at position 0 (j): The timezone could not be found in the database. When will there be a 3.1.x version of DirectPHP?

Arnold33 says:

Arnold33 — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:20:14 +0000

HI it's ok now thanks you good working

JugglingReferee says:

JugglingReferee — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:53:33 +0000

I can't seem to get to work. Inside an article, I open the PHP tag and can run PHP code no problem. But if I try to echo a br tag, the br doesn't show/advance a blank line.

kksou says:

kksou — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:23:05 +0000

Hi, Please refer to the article: How to debug PHP codes in DirectPHP: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla/How-to-debug-PHP-codes-in-DirectPHP.php Please try to copy your code to a standalone .php file. Also turn on the display_errors in your php.ini file You will then be able to see the actual error or warning messages. Right now based on the information you've given here, it's very difficult to tell where might be the problem. Regards, /kksou

Arnold33 says:

Arnold33 — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:43:10 +0000

hi it's me again here is the code that I put in a module get('myfg', null); $pg = $session->get('mypg', null); if ($fg == 'n') echo(' and in another module I put '); else echo (' last module is '); ?>; I have a session english and another Norwegian. do you think that there is an error in the code :sigh:

Arnold33 says:

Arnold33 — Mon, 13 May 2013 07:56:51 +0000

hi I have always the same problem I have not installed module or plugin. I just look in the joomla administration and save to make a comeback. My code works well elsewhere. when I do echo "test123" I do not see that test123

kksou says:

kksou — Sun, 12 May 2013 18:23:09 +0000

Hi, You said one week ago it worked well. Now please try echo 'test123' again. Do you still see the code, or just 'test123'? If you see the code, that means DirectPHP is not working. It might be conflicts with your other plugins or modules that you have just installed. If you see 'test123', it means there's some error in the code. You may want to refer to the article: How to debug PHP codes in DirectPHP: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla/How-to-debug-PHP-codes-in-DirectPHP.php Regards, /kksou

Arnold33 says:

Arnold33 — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:40:20 +0000

sorry my text was cut hi thank you for your quick response. the plugin is enabled, I have tested this code, and it works: [php? echo 'test1'; echo 'test2'; echo 'test3; ] but I put my code, it does not work. I do not understand because 1 week ago it worked well. I made ??no changes you have an idea. J'utilse joomla 1.5.14

Arnold33 says:

Arnold33 — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:36:46 +0000

hi thank you for your quick response. the plugin is enabled, I have tested this code, and it works:

Arnold33 says:

Arnold33 — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:32:48 +0000

hi thank you for your quick response. the plugin is enabled, I have tested this code, and it works: get ('mypg', null) if ($ fg == 'n') echo (' Kjære språk-entusiast! Det er å morsomt Laere and fremmed språk man heard nybegynner eller er litt OVET. Forutsetningen selvfølgelig følelsen av er noe å få igjen for innsatsen. ') Else echo (' Dear language enthusiast! Whether you are a beginner or know a bit Already, learning a foreign language is fun, as long, of course, as you feel you are reaping the rewards of your efforts. ')> Read more ...

kksou says:

kksou — Sun, 12 May 2013 15:36:21 +0000

Hi, If the code displays, it usually means DirectPHP is not running. Please check in the Plugins Manager that it's enabled. Otherwise, please remove the code first and do the testing on some development machine or some remote article. Regards, /kksou