This PHP tutorial helps to convert the admin theme into PHP layout or template. It’s a very common thing in any web application. I am using bootstrap 4 based AdminSB 2 free themes.
You can create an interactive admin panel using sb admin2 theme. You can also create a wonderful admin view using this template.
The Pre-Requisite:
- PHP 7
- AdminSB theme, You can download from Here
I have also shared How To Create Admin Layout Using Laravel 8.
Create PHP Template Using SB admin Theme
Let’s download the SB Admin theme from the above-provided GitHub link. We’ll open blank.html file that’ll have simple layout of the theme. Also, created a ‘layout’ folder under the htdocs/ folder.
There are following files will participate into this php 7 layout tutorial, We’ll create following files into the htdocs/layout folder:
header.php: This file will contain header information.sidebar.php: This file will contain theme sidebar information.footer.php: This file will contain footer information.dashbord.php: will have dashboard module content.index.php: This in the main app layout file that will have all partials files.
CSS/JS and libs files
We’ll copy img, css, js, and vendor folder from the source theme folder and paste it into the htdocs/layout folder.
header.php
Let’s open the header.php file which was already created into the htdocs/layout folder.Added the below SBadmin2 theme header html code:
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand navbar-light bg-white topbar mb-4 static-top shadow">
<!-- Sidebar Toggle (Topbar) -->
<button id="sidebarToggleTop" class="btn btn-link d-md-none rounded-circle mr-3">
<i class="fa fa-bars"></i>
</button>
<!-- Topbar Search -->
<form
class="d-none d-sm-inline-block form-inline mr-auto ml-md-3 my-2 my-md-0 mw-100 navbar-search">
<div class="input-group">
<input type="text" class="form-control bg-light border-0 small" placeholder="Search for..."
aria-label="Search" aria-describedby="basic-addon2">
<div class="input-group-append">
<button class="btn btn-primary" type="button">
<i class="fas fa-search fa-sm"></i>
</button>
</div>
</div>
</form>
<!-- Topbar Navbar -->
<ul class="navbar-nav ml-auto">
<!-- Nav Item - Search Dropdown (Visible Only XS) -->
<li class="nav-item dropdown no-arrow d-sm-none">
<a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="searchDropdown" role="button"
data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
<i class="fas fa-search fa-fw"></i>
</a>
<!-- Dropdown - Messages -->
<div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right p-3 shadow animated--grow-in"
aria-labelledby="searchDropdown">
<form class="form-inline mr-auto w-100 navbar-search">
<div class="input-group">
<input type="text" class="form-control bg-light border-0 small"
placeholder="Search for..." aria-label="Search"
aria-describedby="basic-addon2">
<div class="input-group-append">
<button class="btn btn-primary" type="button">
<i class="fas fa-search fa-sm"></i>
</button>
</div>
</div>
</form>
</div>
</li>
<!-- Nav Item - Alerts -->
<li class="nav-item dropdown no-arrow mx-1">
<a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="alertsDropdown" role="button"
data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
<i class="fas fa-bell fa-fw"></i>
<!-- Counter - Alerts -->
<span class="badge badge-danger badge-counter">3+</span>
</a>
<!-- Dropdown - Alerts -->
<div class="dropdown-list dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right shadow animated--grow-in"
aria-labelledby="alertsDropdown">
<h6 class="dropdown-header">
Alerts Center
</h6>
<a class="dropdown-item d-flex align-items-center" href="#">
<div class="mr-3">
<div class="icon-circle bg-primary">
<i class="fas fa-file-alt text-white"></i>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="small text-gray-500">December 12, 2019</div>
<span class="font-weight-bold">A new monthly report is ready to download!</span>
</div>
</a>
<a class="dropdown-item d-flex align-items-center" href="#">
<div class="mr-3">
<div class="icon-circle bg-success">
<i class="fas fa-donate text-white"></i>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="small text-gray-500">December 7, 2019</div>
$290.29 has been deposited into your account!
</div>
</a>
<a class="dropdown-item d-flex align-items-center" href="#">
<div class="mr-3">
<div class="icon-circle bg-warning">
<i class="fas fa-exclamation-triangle text-white"></i>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="small text-gray-500">December 2, 2019</div>
Spending Alert: We've noticed unusually high spending for your account.
</div>
</a>
<a class="dropdown-item text-center small text-gray-500" href="#">Show All Alerts</a>
</div>
</li>
<!-- Nav Item - Messages -->
<li class="nav-item dropdown no-arrow mx-1">
<a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="messagesDropdown" role="button"
data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
<i class="fas fa-envelope fa-fw"></i>
<!-- Counter - Messages -->
<span class="badge badge-danger badge-counter">7</span>
</a>
<!-- Dropdown - Messages -->
<div class="dropdown-list dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right shadow animated--grow-in"
aria-labelledby="messagesDropdown">
<h6 class="dropdown-header">
Message Center
</h6>
<a class="dropdown-item d-flex align-items-center" href="#">
<div class="dropdown-list-image mr-3">
<img class="rounded-circle" src="img/undraw_profile_1.svg"
alt="...">
<div class="status-indicator bg-success"></div>
</div>
<div class="font-weight-bold">
<div class="text-truncate">Hi there! I am wondering if you can help me with a
problem I've been having.</div>
<div class="small text-gray-500">Emily Fowler · 58m</div>
</div>
</a>
<a class="dropdown-item d-flex align-items-center" href="#">
<div class="dropdown-list-image mr-3">
<img class="rounded-circle" src="img/undraw_profile_2.svg"
alt="...">
<div class="status-indicator"></div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="text-truncate">I have the photos that you ordered last month, how
would you like them sent to you?</div>
<div class="small text-gray-500">Jae Chun · 1d</div>
</div>
</a>
<a class="dropdown-item d-flex align-items-center" href="#">
<div class="dropdown-list-image mr-3">
<img class="rounded-circle" src="img/undraw_profile_3.svg"
alt="...">
<div class="status-indicator bg-warning"></div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="text-truncate">Last month's report looks great, I am very happy with
the progress so far, keep up the good work!</div>
<div class="small text-gray-500">Morgan Alvarez · 2d</div>
</div>
</a>
<a class="dropdown-item d-flex align-items-center" href="#">
<div class="dropdown-list-image mr-3">
<img class="rounded-circle" src="https://source.unsplash.com/Mv9hjnEUHR4/60x60"
alt="...">
<div class="status-indicator bg-success"></div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="text-truncate">Am I a good boy? The reason I ask is because someone
told me that people say this to all dogs, even if they aren't good...</div>
<div class="small text-gray-500">Chicken the Dog · 2w</div>
</div>
</a>
<a class="dropdown-item text-center small text-gray-500" href="#">Read More Messages</a>
</div>
</li>
<div class="topbar-divider d-none d-sm-block"></div>
<!-- Nav Item - User Information -->
<li class="nav-item dropdown no-arrow">
<a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="userDropdown" role="button"
data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
<span class="mr-2 d-none d-lg-inline text-gray-600 small">Douglas McGee</span>
<img class="img-profile rounded-circle"
src="img/undraw_profile.svg">
</a>
<!-- Dropdown - User Information -->
<div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right shadow animated--grow-in"
aria-labelledby="userDropdown">
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">
<i class="fas fa-user fa-sm fa-fw mr-2 text-gray-400"></i>
Profile
</a>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">
<i class="fas fa-cogs fa-sm fa-fw mr-2 text-gray-400"></i>
Settings
</a>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">
<i class="fas fa-list fa-sm fa-fw mr-2 text-gray-400"></i>
Activity Log
</a>
<div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#logoutModal">
<i class="fas fa-sign-out-alt fa-sm fa-fw mr-2 text-gray-400"></i>
Logout
</a>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
Create Sidebar SBAdmin 2
Added the below sidebar theme code into the sidebar.php file. This file is responsible to display sidebar menu options like dashboard, home etc.
<ul class="navbar-nav bg-gradient-primary sidebar sidebar-dark accordion" id="accordionSidebar">
<!-- Sidebar - Brand -->
<a class="sidebar-brand d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center" href="index.html">
<div class="sidebar-brand-icon rotate-n-15">
<i class="fas fa-laugh-wink"></i>
</div>
<div class="sidebar-brand-text mx-3">SB Admin <sup>2</sup></div>
</a>
<!-- Divider -->
<hr class="sidebar-divider my-0">
<!-- Nav Item - Dashboard -->
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="index.html">
<i class="fas fa-fw fa-tachometer-alt"></i>
<span>Dashboard</span></a>
</li>
<!-- Divider -->
<hr class="sidebar-divider">
<!-- Heading -->
<div class="sidebar-heading">
Interface
</div>
<!-- Nav Item - Pages Collapse Menu -->
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link collapsed" href="#" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapseTwo"
aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapseTwo">
<i class="fas fa-fw fa-cog"></i>
<span>Components</span>
</a>
<div id="collapseTwo" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="headingTwo" data-parent="#accordionSidebar">
<div class="bg-white py-2 collapse-inner rounded">
<h6 class="collapse-header">Custom Components:</h6>
<a class="collapse-item" href="buttons.html">Buttons</a>
<a class="collapse-item" href="cards.html">Cards</a>
</div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
Create Dashboard Page
Create a sample dashboard page to display page content, You can change or add a different numbers of pages as per your need.
<!-- Page Heading --> <h1 class="h3 mb-4 text-gray-800">Dashboard Page</h1>
Footer Page
We’ll create a footer page and added the below HTML code into the footer.php file.
<footer class="sticky-footer bg-white">
<div class="container my-auto">
<div class="copyright text-center my-auto">
<span>Copyright © Your Website 2020</span>
</div>
</div>
</footer>
Create PHP Template
Let’s create a PHP template using all the above partial files, We add the below HTML/PHP code into the index.php file.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
<meta name="description" content="">
<meta name="author" content="">
<title>SB Admin 2 - Blank</title>
<!-- Custom fonts for this template-->
<link href="vendor/fontawesome-free/css/all.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<link
href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Nunito:200,200i,300,300i,400,400i,600,600i,700,700i,800,800i,900,900i"
rel="stylesheet">
<!-- Custom styles for this template-->
<link href="css/sb-admin-2.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body id="page-top">
<!-- Page Wrapper -->
<div id="wrapper">
<!-- Sidebar -->
<?php include_once("sidebar.php") ?>
<!-- End of Sidebar -->
<!-- Content Wrapper -->
<div id="content-wrapper" class="d-flex flex-column">
<!-- Main Content -->
<div id="content">
<!-- Topbar -->
<?php include_once("header.php") ?>
<!-- End of Topbar -->
<!-- Begin Page Content -->
<div class="container-fluid">
<?php include_once("dashboard.php") ?>
</div>
<!-- /.container-fluid -->
</div>
<!-- End of Main Content -->
<!-- Footer -->
<?php include_once("footer.php") ?>
<!-- End of Footer -->
</div>
<!-- End of Content Wrapper -->
</div>
<!-- End of Page Wrapper -->
<!-- Scroll to Top Button-->
<a class="scroll-to-top rounded" href="#page-top">
<i class="fas fa-angle-up"></i>
</a>
<!-- Bootstrap core JavaScript-->
<script src="vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="vendor/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
<!-- Core plugin JavaScript-->
<script src="vendor/jquery-easing/jquery.easing.min.js"></script>
<!-- Custom scripts for all pages-->
<script src="js/sb-admin-2.min.js"></script>
</body>
