Note: this is article is cut in parts, this is the only the first one. More to come.

Programming in PHP without separating content and code can lead to unwanted results, low mantainability and slower production. Even nowadays you can find tons of scripts written by filling HTML pages with chunks of code. If you do that,

  • Web designers with no programming skills will not be able to customize easily your script’s appearance.
  • If you want to change a site, for example a festivity or a redesign, you will need to face a big amount of work adding again all the PHP code to the new HTML pages.
  • You will not be able to focus on the project because you’ll have to manage yourself all the aspect of HTML production, from loops to file inclusion.

(more…)