Passing variables between layout

Yii 1.1 Installation and Setup
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Hello, I just started using Yiic framework and would like to know how to pass variable from controller to layout.

Questions:

  1. I’m using a controller that uses the default column1.php layout that uses the main layout file. Is there a way for me to declare a php variable in the main.php layout file and gets used in the column1.php file. Or is there a way for me to pass data from the controller to the main.php layout files? I’m trying to set the asset url in main.php but it doesn’t carried to column1.php.

Thanks!

2

Check this similar thread - http://www.yiiframework.com/forum/index.php?/topic/4473-

3

I ended up putting some frequent logic in a base controller class, like explained in this wiki article:

http://www.yiiframework.com/wiki/54/simplified-meta-tags/

But pretty much like in the topic linked to.