use a div tag like an iframe in a two column page

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Am trying to design a web page in PHP
What am trying to avoid is using "IFRAME".
I have been working with "DIV" tags but cant get them display the content and having the left remain static.
any help to use div as a target to display contents from links will be appreciated.
so far this is what I have

<pre lang="xml"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Missions Page</title>
<link href="../stylesheet/divstyle.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
</head>
<?php
    //check link that is selected
        if (isset($_GET['Healing']))
        {
            $healing = $_GET['../forms/missions.php'];
            $healing = "";
        }
        elseif (isset($_GET['Spiritual']))
        {
            $healing = "";
            $spiritual = $_GET['../forms/spiritual.php'];
        }
        else
        {
            $healing = "";
            $spiritual = "";
        }

?>
<body>
<div id="wrapper">
  <div id="branding">branding</div>
  <div id="siteNav">

  <h5><font color="#0066FF" size="+2" style="z-index:auto">Ministry</h5></font><br />

   <h5><strong><font color="#0066FF"><a href="../forms/contact.php">Healing</a></font></strong></h5><br />

    <h3><strong><a href="../forms/spritual.php">Spiritual Life:</a></strong></h3><br />

     <h3><strong><a href="../forms/financial.php" target="mainContent">Financial Freedom</a></strong></h3><br />

      <h3><strong><a href="../forms/prophecy.php" target="mainContent">Prophecy</a></strong></h3><br />

       <h3><strong><a href="../forms/fellowship.php" target="mainContent">Pastors Fellowship</a></strong></h3><br />



  </div>
  <div id="mainContent">
    The mission and vision of <strong><font color="#993399">Fountain of life</strong></font> is to spread the Gospel of JESUS CHRIST all over <br />
    the world and in to all peoples that have and have not heard the message. We endeavour to make disciples of Christ and win as many souls <br />
    to LORD GOD almighty.
    <?php echo $healing; ?> <br />
    <?php echo $spiritual; ?><br />

  </div>


</div>
</body>
</html>

and for css

<pre lang="css">@charset "utf-8";
#wrapper {
    margin: 18px;
    height: 650px;
    width: 900px;
    border: 1px solid #FFF;
}

#contactwrapper {
    margin: 18px;
    height:650px;
    width:900px;
    border: 1px solid #FFF;
}
#branding {
    padding: 10px;
    height: 130px;
}

#contactnav {
    padding: 5px;
    float:left;
    height:650px;
    width:140px;

}

#siteNav {
    padding: 5px;
    float: left;
    height: 465px;
    width: 140px;
}
#mainContent {
    padding: 33px;
    float: left;
    height: 409px;
    width: 684px;
}

#contactdisplay {
    padding:33px;
    float: left;
    height:650px;
    width:600px;
}

#footer {
    font-size: 9px;
    line-height: 25px;
    background-color: #000;
    text-align: center;
    clear: both;
}

#eventsWrapper {
    margin: 18px;
    height: 650px;
    width: 900px;
    border: 1px solid #FFF;
    float:left;

}

#eventsNav {
    padding:5px;
    height:650px;
    width:240px;
    float:left;
}

#eventsContent {
        padding:33px;
        float:left;
        height:650px;
        width:960px;
        border:1px solid #FFF;

}

Posted 13-Apr-11 0:49am

komanche

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E.F. Nijboer · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-13T01:27:00

Solution 1

Have a look at this links:
http://www.java2s.com/Code/JavaScript/Development/CSSstylesheetawindowvisualeffect.htm[^]

http://www.netbulge.com/index.php?action=read&click=open&article=1118302569[^]

Looks like this is the initial website you want? otherwise could be a good example that might also help you out.
http://www.456bereastreet.com/lab/developing_with_web_standards/csslayout/2-col/[^]

Good luck!

Posted 13-Apr-11 1:27am

E.F. Nijboer

Updated 13-Apr-11 1:31am

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komanche 13-Apr-11 8:24am

Thanks for the links had a look and they have a few pointers looks like this is not as simple as I was hoping but none the less will make it work one way or another.