Re: Query: Integrating RoboHelp WebHelp in PHP-MySQL environment

["Edgar D' Souza" <edgar -dot- b -dot- dsouza -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Poornima:
a) I've only done WebHelp in RH X5. Not even seen 6.
b) Integrating WebHelp into a browser-based app (a.k.a. web app) is
usually independent of the scripting language used on the server. That
could be ASP, ASP.NET, PHP (as in your case), Ruby or whatever.

Your help links (with calls to RH_ShowHelp() as explained in the
article linked to below) will mostly be part of the static HTML part
of the page, not the part which is dynamically generated by the PHP
code. Hence, your developers will need to edit their HTML template
files (if they're using that method) or the PHP files themselves (if
doing inline HTML and PHP code) to include the [SCRIPT] reference to
RoboHelp_CSH.js once in each page, and multiple Javascript calls to
RH_ShowHelp in HREFs for all your help links.

John Daigle's article at
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/robohelp/articles/context_help.html should
clear your doubts completely. He has step-by-step instructions for
practically everything except writing the help content :-)

HTH
Ed.
On 3/19/07, Poornima Padmanabhan <nimapaddy -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> Hello all,
> I am looking for pointers on integrating context-sensitive WebHelp with a
> PHP web application. The Help system is created/compiled with RoboHelp X6.
>
> >From a documenter's perspective, would I create map IDs just as with other
> applications (say, Java) and hand over to the development team? Are there
> more inputs I need to be giving the development team? I'd also like to know
> (both from a documentation and development standpoint) whether there are any
> specific compatibility issues to be considered.
>
> If anyone has integrated WebHelp in a PHP-MySQL environment, I'd love to
> hear experiences/issues-faced/tips.
>
> Thank you!
> ~Poornima
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Create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to Help file formats or 
printed documentation. Features include single source authoring, team authoring,
Web-based technology, and PDF output. http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList

Now shipping: Help &amp; Manual 4 with RoboHelp(r) import! New editor,
full Unicode support. Create help files, web-based help and PDF in up
to 106 languages with Help &amp; Manual: http://www.helpandmanual.com

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