Inserting custom PHP code into a certain WordPress page

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Inserting custom PHP code into a certain WordPress page

I'm in the process of integrating certain functionality into a WordPress site. I'm looking for a way to get this feature to work within a WordPress environment. (It's basically a page that lets users search certain things in a database.)

The site's current CMS allows me to insert custom PHP code into a page, so I wanna know if it's possible to insert PHP code into WordPress pages. Or would you recommend a different approach, perhaps?

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I use this plugin to execute php code, http://bluesome.net/post/2005/08/18/50/

DavidYell 2010-09-16 13:21:02

Great! Exactly what I was looking for. But I'm having second thoughts about security. If a hacker manages to log in to the WordPress admin, they can run any PHP code they want. I'm looking into Martin's suggestion; in the meantime I'll have you know that I've voted up both your and Martin's answer.

Pieter 2010-09-17 10:06:42

Thanks! Hope you can find something which works for you. I guess you could always extend the plugin and add some more secure code in there. Alternatively beef up the wordpress security with some ip restriction or similar if you have a single user and static ips :)

DavidYell 2010-09-17 10:13:24

That sounds like a lot of work for a relatively small snippet of PHP code, but I'll keep that in mind for future projects that require a solution like the one you described.

Pieter 2010-09-17 17:10:37

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Could you not create a custom template for the page?

Martin Bean 2010-09-16 13:45:56

I'm not sure. The web page has to fit into the regular page hierarchy, so I don't think it's possible.

Pieter 2010-09-17 09:40:36

Wait, you're right! http://www.davidrisley.com/how-to-custom-page-template-wordpress/ Thanks!

Pieter 2010-09-17 10:16:43

No problem. I should have been more specific and said custom page template. You should be able to then select the template's name from a drop-down list in WP-Admin when you create a new page.

Martin Bean 2010-09-17 12:18:38

I have implemented it and it works way better than I imagined. I love WordPress.

Pieter 2010-09-17 17:11:45

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