Include Funtion Php Problems

sxyloverboy

Apr 15 2006, 12:25 PM

Hi,
I just recently installed the latest versin of XAMMP on my computer which comes with php5.1.1 and i have been noticing some problems with the include(); funtion. This is a code that worked fine on trap17 hosting so I am thinking it has something to do with the php version of 5.1.1 since trap17 uses 4.3.X.

Now what the actual problem is is using the variables in the include function. If i have a normal include sentence like this one:

CODE

include "hello.php";

then it works fine but as soon as i start using variables it somehow dosent work at all.

I have already tried a variety of diffrent ways to write the include sentence but they all dont work !!

CODE

include("$id.php");
include "$id.php";
include "$id" . ".php";
include ("$id" . ".php");

But they all dont seem to work. The error message im getting is this one:

QUOTE

Warning: include(.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\Apache\xampp\htdocs\lasttry\index.php on line 117

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening '.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;C:\Apache\xampp\php\pear\') in C:\Apache\xampp\htdocs\lasttry\index.php on line 117

So it looks like php is completely ignoreing the part with the variable because it tries to load only a stupid file called .php

I set the variable in my url like this ...index.php?id=home

Maybe someone can help me?

Tyssen

Apr 15 2006, 01:44 PM

Shouldn't that be include $id.".php" ?

shadowx

Apr 15 2006, 03:15 PM

I had almost the same problem. I solved it like this:

QUOTE

$id = $_POST['id'];
include("$id.php");

That worked for me. It was weird because on my previous host it worked without the first line but on my localhosts with a PHP interpreter running it didnt, so I tried that and it worked. You could also try something like

QUOTE

$id = $id + ".php";
include($id);

but im not sure about that. Your PHP script is basically saying that $id is empty so by doing the first thing (using $_POST['id']; ) it should work fine

EDIT: I'm using XAMPP too so maybe its the PHP version or just the interpreter

jlhaslip

Apr 15 2006, 04:33 PM

Here is a version of a script which I use to set the include from a query string. Notice that I check to see if the file exists and it also checks an array of acceptable values otherwise the include is set to index.txt as a default.

CODE

$submit = $_GET[page];

if( !isset($_GET[page])   ) {
				if (file_exists($data_array[0] . '.txt' )) {
				include ( $data_array[0] . '.txt' );
				}
				else {
					include ('index.txt');
				}
		}
		elseif (in_array($submit , $data_array)) {
				if (file_exists($submit . '.txt' )) {
				include ( $submit . '.txt' );
				}
				else {
					include ('index.txt');
				}
		}
		else {
				if (file_exists($data_array[0] . '.txt' )) {
				include ( $data_array[0] . '.txt' );
				}
				else {
					include ('index.txt');
				}
		}
?>

sxyloverboy

Apr 15 2006, 04:39 PM

hehe cool thanks guys. that really helped. I think that the new version dosent make the _GET variables into normal variables and that the older version does. or maybe theres an option for that i dont know. but there is a technical term for it too.

I know my files are going to exist because this is for a menu and it would be stupid if i had a menu but no sites to go with it

. thanks guys

EDIT: ...IF there is an option for pho to automaticly make the get variables normal variables. does anybody know where i can set it?

jlhaslip

Apr 15 2006, 08:00 PM

check out the "extract" function. extract().

Hamtaro

Apr 16 2006, 02:47 AM

QUOTE

IF there is an option for pho to automaticly make the get variables normal variables. does anybody know where i can set it?

I think you are talking about auto globals. If you are, in your php.ini file (I'm not sure where it would be for you), there should be something like:

QUOTE

register_globals = Off

If so, just change Off to On, and things like $_POST['test'], $_GET['test'], etc. would be $test.
Once you've changed it, you'll have to restart the server. I've forgotten how XAMPP is set up, so that's all that I can tell you.

Tyssen

Apr 16 2006, 03:03 AM

QUOTE(Hamtaro @ Apr 16 2006, 12:47 PM)

If so, just change Off to On, and things like $_POST['test'], $_GET['test'], etc. would be $test.

I'd only do that if you know you're going to be able to do the same on your live site. No point doing something on your local machine only to find the server you've chosen to host your site won't let you do the same.

Hamtaro

Apr 16 2006, 03:18 AM

If the script is going to be used with Trap17, then it wouldn't hurt turning on auto globals on the local machine. Trap17 has auto globals (and a few other things I believe) turned on.

jlhaslip

Apr 16 2006, 03:32 AM

But Tyssen's point is work considering. If you can do something without using the Global variables, your site will be more secure. They are set to be off for a reason on most Hosts.

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dwayne12

May 9 2007, 08:24 AM

Someone has already answered this question it's simple.
$id".php";

You have to seperate the variable value from the actual text.

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Include Funtion Php Problems - in xammp and php 5.1.1

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