Trim length of domain name on orderform with php

[Nullified]

{foreach key=num item=domain from=$domains}
{php}
if (strlen($domain.domain) > 20) {
$first = substr($domain.domain, 0, 7);
$last = substr($domain.domain, -1, 10);
$shortdomainame = $first."...".$last;
}{/php}
{/foreach}

{if $shortdomainame}{$shortdomainame}{else}{$domain.domain}{/if}

Ok so I am trying to trim the fat off excessively long domains on my orderform and this is not working for some reason. It appears that $domain.domain, $domains.domain, $domain and $domains are all inaccessible. Can someone please help.

[Grizzlyware Josh]

To see what variables are available for use at that exact point in the order form, add this to your Smarty TPL file:

 

{debug}

[Grizzlyware Josh]

Didn't even read what tragic Smarty error you made! Sorry for jumping in with debug.

 

You cannot access Smarty variables inside {php} tags. Simple solution is to not use {php} tags. Use Smarty functions, and lots of documentation can be found here: http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/smarty-templates-create-custom-functions/

 

If you really, really need to break out into {php} then you can use this PHP code inside {php} tags to get a variable:

 

$var_name = $this->get_template_vars("var_name");  

 

But I wouldn't advise that method, go with a custom function, they're re-usable too.

[Nullified]

Didn't even read what tragic Smarty error you made! Sorry for jumping in with debug.

 

You cannot access Smarty variables inside {php} tags. Simple solution is to not use {php} tags. Use Smarty functions, and lots of documentation can be found here: http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/smarty-templates-create-custom-functions/

 

If you really, really need to break out into {php} then you can use this PHP code inside {php} tags to get a variable:

 

$var_name = $this->get_template_vars("var_name");  

 

But I wouldn't advise that method, go with a custom function, they're re-usable too.

Thanks for the point in the right direction.

function smarty_function_trim($params, &$smarty) {
$output = $params['domain'];
if (strlen($params['domain']) > 20) {
	$output = substr($params['domain'], 0, 5)."...............".substr($params['domain'], -10);
}
return $output;
}

{trim domain=$domain.domain}

[Grizzlyware Josh]

Correct But make sure the function goes in the correct file & plugin folder as described on Smarty docs.

 

Smarty can be found at: whmcs/includes/smarty/

[Nullified]

Yea, I found it all and made the file and it worked fine.