# How to include module's .phtml from layout? **URL:** https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704 **Category:** Components & MVC **Tags:** zend-view **Created:** [August 17, 2018, 8:26am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704 "2018-08-17T08:26:10Z") **Posts on this page:** 16 **Page:** 1

### Author: ![dronord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@dronord](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/dronord) #### Post date: [August 17, 2018, 8:26am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704/1 "2018-08-17T08:26:10Z")

Hello. Idea: ``` partial('sidebar') ?> content ?> ?> ``` Problem: partial() does not work. How to include static .phtml from current module directory? Zend Framework 3. ---

### Author: ![tasmaniski](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.laminas.dev/tasmaniski/32/70_2.png) [@tasmaniski](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/tasmaniski) #### Post date: [August 17, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704/2 "2018-08-17T14:17:28Z")

The partial actually works, this is from my codebase: ``` somewhere in the layout.phtml partial('partial/js_translations.tpl.php'); ?> ``` ---

### Author: ![dronord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@dronord](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/dronord) #### Post date: [August 17, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704/3 "2018-08-17T15:05:31Z")

Works for Application, not modules. ---

### Author: ![tasmaniski](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.laminas.dev/tasmaniski/32/70_2.png) [@tasmaniski](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/tasmaniski) #### Post date: [August 17, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704/4 "2018-08-17T15:37:21Z")

Try following. Add in module’s config key to the partial file ``` 'view_manager' => [ 'template_path_stack' => [ __DIR__. '/../view', ], 'template_map' => [ 'partial-key' => __DIR__. '/../view/module/partial/partial.phtml', ], ], ``` and than in layout.phtml ``` partial('partial-key'); ?> ``` ---

### Author: ![dronord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@dronord](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/dronord) #### Post date: [August 17, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704/5 "2018-08-17T15:48:27Z")

I predict this will only work for the last module in the global /config/modules.config.php. I want each module to have a separate partial.phtml. ---

### Author: ![tasmaniski](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.laminas.dev/tasmaniski/32/70_2.png) [@tasmaniski](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/tasmaniski) #### Post date: [August 17, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704/6 "2018-08-17T15:50:18Z")

Actually it will be merged, so just add different key in every config array. ---

### Author: ![dronord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@dronord](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/dronord) #### Post date: [August 17, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704/7 "2018-08-17T17:00:43Z")

I will be compelled to pass it in each method of the controller? is there an easy way to get the name of the current module in the layout? ---

### Author: ![tasmaniski](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.laminas.dev/tasmaniski/32/70_2.png) [@tasmaniski](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/tasmaniski) #### Post date: [August 17, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704/8 "2018-08-17T17:20:51Z")

Yes there is 🙂 I created a module for that [zend-current-route](https://github.com/tasmaniski/zend-current-route) so you can just install it and use: ``` $this->currentRoute()->getModule(); // return current module name ``` ---

### Author: ![froschdesign](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.laminas.dev/froschdesign/32/38_2.png) [@froschdesign](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/froschdesign) #### Post date: [August 17, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704/9 "2018-08-17T18:48:42Z")

> [@dronord](#): > > I will be compelled to pass it in each method of the controller? **Never!** An option is a listener. Short example: Listener: ```php namespace Application\Listener; use Zend\EventManager\AbstractListenerAggregate; use Zend\EventManager\EventManagerInterface; use Zend\Mvc\MvcEvent; class MyListener extends AbstractListenerAggregate { public function attach(EventManagerInterface $events, $priority = 1) { $this->listeners['addSidebar'] = $events->attach( MvcEvent::EVENT_RENDER, [ $this, 'addSidebar', ] ); } public function addSidebar(MvcEvent $event) { $serviceManager = $event->getApplication()->getServiceManager(); /** @var \Zend\Mvc\View\Http\ViewManager $viewManager */ $viewManager = $serviceManager->get('ViewManager'); $viewManager->getViewModel()->addChild( (new \Zend\View\Model\ViewModel( [ 'foo' => 'bar', ] ))->setTemplate('sidebar'), 'sidebar' ); } } ``` Add to your module config: ```php 'service_manager' => [ 'factories' => [ // ... Application\Listener\MyListener::class => Zend\ServiceManager\Factory\InvokableFactory::class, ], ], ``` Add to your module class: ```php public function onBootstrap(EventInterface $e) { $application = $e->getApplication(); $aggregate = $application->getServiceManager()->get( MyListener::class ); $aggregate->attach($application->getEventManager()); return []; } ``` Create the `sidebar.phtml` and add in your layout: ```php sidebar ?> ``` ---

### Author: ![dronord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@dronord](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/dronord) #### Post date: [August 17, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704/10 "2018-08-17T18:49:59Z")

Not bad. May be need zend-module-config? Where module’s settings will overlap Application. ---

### Author: ![dronord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@dronord](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/dronord) #### Post date: [August 17, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704/11 "2018-08-17T19:35:57Z")

Thank you! Don’t you think that’s too much? ---

### Author: ![froschdesign](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.laminas.dev/froschdesign/32/38_2.png) [@froschdesign](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/froschdesign) #### Post date: [August 17, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704/12 "2018-08-17T19:50:23Z")

> [@dronord](#): > > Don’t you think that’s too much? It’s your choice. You can copy the same code in every controller or create **one** listener. 😉 With this type of listener you can also create a guard that verifies user access, you can set ACL to the navigation view helpers and so on. Btw. this is only one idea / suggestion. ---

### Author: ![dronord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@dronord](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/dronord) #### Post date: [August 24, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704/13 "2018-08-24T19:03:16Z")

I cant understand, view helper have not access to Request object? ---

### Author: ![froschdesign](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.laminas.dev/froschdesign/32/38_2.png) [@froschdesign](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/froschdesign) #### Post date: [August 25, 2018, 8:40am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704/14 "2018-08-25T08:40:37Z")

This is _not_ a view helper, it is a listener which can be added in a mvc-based application. More infos can be found in the [“mvc event” section](https://docs.zendframework.com/zend-mvc/mvc-event/) of the documentation. Btw. you can copy the code, add to your application and test it yourself. ---

### Author: ![dronord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@dronord](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/dronord) #### Post date: [August 27, 2018, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704/15 "2018-08-27T09:22:30Z")

About listener i understand. Is it possible to solve this problem by view helper? “Display” task by view way. Thank you! ---

### Author: ![tasmaniski](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.laminas.dev/tasmaniski/32/70_2.png) [@tasmaniski](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/tasmaniski) #### Post date: [August 27, 2018, 9:56am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/how-to-include-modules-phtml-from-layout/704/16 "2018-08-27T09:56:02Z")

> I cant understand, view helper have not access to Request object? Yes it has. You can use module that I sent you - just “plug & play it”. I certainly encourage you to take a look at the code. In the CurrentRouteFactory.php you can see ``` $routeMatch = $container->get('Application')->getMvcEvent()->getRouteMatch(); ``` this is what you need