How do I style a PHP variable in CSS?

How do I style a PHP variable in CSS?

CSS Variables with PHP

1. Style.php. Instead of using the .css file extension, use .php
2. Content-type. At the top of your new style.
3. Set up variables. Now you can set up variables for whatever you like:
4. Use variables.
5. Extend the power / Other ideas.
6. Not working?

Can I use PHP in CSS?

It’s not possible natively as PHP is a server-side language, and CSS is a client-side resource. PHP has been and done its job by the time any CSS is rendered.

Can PHP be compiled?

Basically, PHP is interpreted but PHP is compiled down to an intermediate bytecode that is then interpreted by the runtime Zend engine.

How to add CSS variables to a PHP file?

At the top of your new style.php file set the Content-type back to CSS: Below all that PHP stuff, you can just commence regular CSS writing, only you can intermix some PHP to spit out those variables. While you are at it, might as well compress the CSS with PHP.

Is it possible to use variables in CSS?

When people are asked about features they would like to CSS, “variables” always seems to come up. Whether or not this is a good idea is still something I personally haven’t decided on, but I’d lean toward yes. Regardless, using PHP, it is trivially easy to use variables in CSS.

Is it possible to write CSS in PHP?

Below all that PHP stuff, you can just commence regular CSS writing, only you can intermix some PHP to spit out those variables. While you are at it, might as well compress the CSS with PHP. Theoretically you could pull the user agent and attempt to do browser-specific CSS, but that is littered with problems and not recommended.

How to parse a CSS file into PHP?

The solution for me was to leave the file named style.css, and use .htaccess to parse it as PHP. Just make sure this code is in the .htaccess file (Apache servers only) at the same directory level as the CSS file. Then just use PHP inside it as you would any other PHP file.