How to integrate owl carousel in php

By Ved Prakash N | Apr 07, 2023 | PHP

How to integrate owl carousel in php

Hi guys, in this post, we will learn how to integrate owl carousel in php

Owl Carousel is a popular jQuery plugin for creating responsive and touch-friendly carousels/sliders. To integrate Owl Carousel in PHP, you can follow these steps:

Step 1: Download Owl Carousel

You can download the Owl Carousel plugin from the official website https://owlcarousel2.github.io/OwlCarousel2/. Once downloaded, extract the ZIP file and place the 'owl.carousel.min.css', 'owl.carousel.min.js' and 'jquery.min.js' files in your project's directory.

OR add the CDN Links of owl carrousel and jquery as shown below

Step 2: Add CSS and JS files:

Add the following code to include the Owl Carousel CSS and JS files in your PHP file which you have downloaded it:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="owl.carousel.min.css">

<script src="jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="owl.carousel.min.js"></script>

OR use this CDN Links

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/OwlCarousel2/2.3.4/assets/owl.carousel.min.css" />

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.4.min.js"></script>

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/OwlCarousel2/2.3.4/owl.carousel.min.js"></script>

Step 3: Create HTML markup: Create the HTML markup for your carousel. For example, if you want to display a carousel of images, you can create the following HTML code:

<div class="owl-carousel owl-theme my-owl-carousel">
    <div class="item">
        <img src="image1.jpg" alt="Image 1" />
    </div>
    <div class="item">
        <img src="image2.jpg" alt="Image 2" />
    </div>
    <div class="item">
        <img src="image3.jpg" alt="Image 3" />
    </div>
    ...
</div>

Step 4: Initialize the carousel:

Add the following code to initialize the Owl Carousel in your PHP file:

<script>
    $(document).ready(function(){

        $(".my-owl-carousel").owlCarousel({
            loop:true,
            margin:10,
            nav:true,
            dots:false,
            responsive:{
                0:{
                    items:1
                },
                600:{
                    items:3
                },
                1000:{
                    items:5
                }
            }
        });
        
    });
</script>

That's it guys. Finally, you can test your carousel by running the PHP file in a web browser.

Note: Make sure to include the jQuery library before the Owl Carousel JS file. Also, adjust the file paths according to your project's directory structure.