# External Text Files into HTML page
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**Created:** [September 23, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-text-files-into-html-page/163579 "2005-09-23T14:51:59Z")\
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**Author:**  [@Davehead](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Davehead)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-text-files-into-html-page/163579/1 "2005-09-23T14:51:59Z")
Hi all.
I have a fair understanding of PHP, can modify basic scripts, but can’t write any myself.
I am working on a website (PHP based running off templates).
Now, the site has a series of different categories. On each category’s page there is a series of links in the footer.
I am wanting these links to be contextual for example, on a page about broadband, I want a set of specified links all to do with broadband displayed in this footer. in the mobile phone category page, there is a seperate et of specified links displayed.
Now, I have worked with Flash and external text files before - loading variables from external .txt files.
Is there a way to have the same sort of thing in HTML, below is an example of what I’m thinking:
URL to each category page will be [www.mysite.com/broadband\*\*?linkset=broadband\*\*](http://www.mysite.com/broadband **?linkset=broadband** )
Then somewhere in the PHP template I would reference an external text file, which would contain the following:
**broadband = \Link One\,\Link Two\** etc
I am probably going about this the completely wrong way, and I know there would be some scripting needed,but I hope the explanation is clear.
Cheers
D