Comments on: Trick Out Your CSS With Server Side Code http://designreviver.com/tips/trick-out-your-css-with-server-side-code/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:41:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: 50+ Fresh CSS Techniques, Tutorials and Resources | Gacik Design Blog http://designreviver.com/tips/trick-out-your-css-with-server-side-code/comment-page-1/#comment-11703 50+ Fresh CSS Techniques, Tutorials and Resources | Gacik Design Blog Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:45:54 +0000 http://designreviver.com/?p=1007#comment-11703 [...] Trick Out Your CSS With Server Side Code 0 Comments [...] [...] Trick Out Your CSS With Server Side Code 0 Comments [...]

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]]> By: devsmt http://designreviver.com/tips/trick-out-your-css-with-server-side-code/comment-page-1/#comment-11458 devsmt Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:56:26 +0000 http://designreviver.com/?p=1007#comment-11458 ther's nothing wrong with code generation, but requires strong comunication skills to lead your co-workers ther’s nothing wrong with code generation, but requires strong comunication skills to lead your co-workers

]]> By: Portland Web Design http://designreviver.com/tips/trick-out-your-css-with-server-side-code/comment-page-1/#comment-8044 Portland Web Design Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:07:27 +0000 http://designreviver.com/?p=1007#comment-8044 I think serving CSS with a php extention is a bit of mistake. Like another commenter suggested, you are adding overhead to each page call. Also, I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think browsers will cache a php file the same way as they will a CSS file. There are some interesting alternatives to this like HAML/SASS. I think serving CSS with a php extention is a bit of mistake. Like another commenter suggested, you are adding overhead to each page call. Also, I’m not 100% sure, but I don’t think browsers will cache a php file the same way as they will a CSS file.

There are some interesting alternatives to this like HAML/SASS.

]]> By: Angie Bowen http://designreviver.com/tips/trick-out-your-css-with-server-side-code/comment-page-1/#comment-8014 Angie Bowen Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:09:50 +0000 http://designreviver.com/?p=1007#comment-8014 Very interesting article that seems to have sparked some just as interesting conversation. I'd love to see more from both sides of this. Very interesting article that seems to have sparked some just as interesting conversation. I’d love to see more from both sides of this.

]]> By: Tice http://designreviver.com/tips/trick-out-your-css-with-server-side-code/comment-page-1/#comment-7990 Tice Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:40:22 +0000 http://designreviver.com/?p=1007#comment-7990 I work with php-css on my cms for a year now. It is the only way I found to give the user the option to change (or better fine tune) the appearance of the website. Using a simple include/explode in the style.php for a file with a var-string with the colors, fonts, sizes, etc. is maybe an even simpler way to integrate that. I work with php-css on my cms for a year now. It is the only way I found to give the user the option to change (or better fine tune) the appearance of the website. Using a simple include/explode in the style.php for a file with a var-string with the colors, fonts, sizes, etc. is maybe an even simpler way to integrate that.

]]> By: michael soriano http://designreviver.com/tips/trick-out-your-css-with-server-side-code/comment-page-1/#comment-7961 michael soriano Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:30:53 +0000 http://designreviver.com/?p=1007#comment-7961 I always wondered what styles.php were used for. This comes very handy. Good article. I always wondered what styles.php were used for. This comes very handy. Good article.

]]> By: pratfall http://designreviver.com/tips/trick-out-your-css-with-server-side-code/comment-page-1/#comment-7959 pratfall Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:30:40 +0000 http://designreviver.com/?p=1007#comment-7959 A classic example of DOING IT WRONG. Designers design in view files. Programmers program in controller files. With the above configuration, every CSS file sent out by the server passes through the PHP parser. Instead of sending out a flat file, you're adding database calls and program instructions. Your use cases- random themes, different themes for different times of day, or better use cases like user preferences, can all be accomplished (and, in any reasonable-quality web framework, are accomplished) by including multiple CSS files, chosen by a single database call. This is an ugly hack, and a n00b mistake. A classic example of DOING IT WRONG.

Designers design in view files.
Programmers program in controller files.

With the above configuration, every CSS file sent out by the server passes through the PHP parser. Instead of sending out a flat file, you’re adding database calls and program instructions.

Your use cases- random themes, different themes for different times of day, or better use cases like user preferences, can all be accomplished (and, in any reasonable-quality web framework, are accomplished) by including multiple CSS files, chosen by a single database call.

This is an ugly hack, and a n00b mistake.

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