I’m working on a Symfony 1.4 project with Doctrine and need some help with template management. I have several modules in my frontend application, each with their own template files. Now I want to create an admin interface in the backend where I can modify the HTML content of these frontend templates.
I’ve already set up a backend module called emailcontent that should handle the template customization functionality. My goal is to load and edit the frontend module templates through this backend interface.
The main challenge I’m facing is: How can I properly load and access the frontend module templates from within my backend emailcontent module? I need to be able to read the template content, allow editing, and save the changes back to the original template files.
Any guidance on the best approach for this would be really appreciated.
interesting challenge! are you planning to edit the template files directly or store overrides in the db? what kind of templates are these - email templates or general page templates? the approach will vary depending on which one you’re dealing with.
For template management across Symfony 1.4 apps, you’ll need to think about your file structure first. Build a service class that uses sfFilesystem for safe file handling - don’t mess with files directly. Use sfFinder to grab template files and sfYaml for config stuff. If you’re making a backend interface, definitely add version control or backups before letting people edit templates. Trust me, direct template edits can wreck your frontend fast. I’d create a model to track changes and maybe cache compiled versions too. Make sure your web server user can write to the frontend template folders, but lock it down with htaccess rules so random people can’t mess with your templates.
you can use sfConfig::get(‘sf_apps_dir’) to get the frontend path, then look for your module templates. something like $templatePath = sfConfig::get(‘sf_apps_dir’).‘/frontend/modules/yourmodule/templates/’. Also, be careful with file permissions when saving changes.