How's the proper way to require a file? 1

PhoenixDown · Nov 7, 2001

I have a file with variables:

Code:

$Somthing=&quot;123&quot;;
$Somthing2=&quot;123&quot;;
$Somthing3=&quot;123&quot;;

I want to put a require statement on my php script but it shows up in the html. I absolutely know nothing about PHP and I'm trying to learn. My script (cp.php) is below:

Code:

require ('Styles.php');

<html>
<head>
<title>Style Settings</title>
$HeaderInsert
</head>
<body bgcolor=&quot;$PageBackgroundColor&quot; text=&quot;$TextColor&quot; link=&quot;$LinkColor&quot; alink=&quot;$ActiveLinkColor&quot; vlink=&quot;$VisitedLinkColor&quot; $ExtraBodyTag>
--HTML--
</body>
</html>

http://www.puremadnezz.com/cp.php

PLEASE tell me what I'm doing wrong! Thank you very much! AIM: XCalvin1984
Email: calvin@puremadnezz.com
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PhoenixDown · Nov 7, 2001

I changed it to:

Code:

<?

require ('Styles.php');

echo &quot;
<html>
<head>
<title>Style Settings</title>
$HeaderInsert
</head>
<body bgcolor=\&quot;$PageBackgroundColor\&quot; text=\&quot;$TextColor\&quot; link=\&quot;$LinkColor\&quot; alink=\&quot;$ActiveLinkColor\&quot; vlink=\&quot;$VisitedLinkColor\&quot; $ExtraBodyTag>
</body>
</html>&quot;;

?>

It still doesn't work. Check out the URL to the file! AIM: XCalvin1984
Email: calvin@puremadnezz.com
MSN: xcloud2000x@hotmail.com
Web Site: http://www.puremadnezz.com/
Yahoo Messenger: xcloud2000x

Contact me for any programming help and whatnot. I'll try my best to help!

rycamor · Nov 7, 2001

When you say it still doesn't work, you need to explain more:

Do you get any error messages?

What in fact does happen when you request the page? Do you get a blank web page?

If the PHP code still shows, then try using the full PHP tag: "<?php".

PhoenixDown · Nov 7, 2001

I changed '<?' to '<?php' and it still didn't work.

There are no error codes. See the following files for the source code:

http://www.puremadnezz.com/cp.txt

http://www.puremadnezz.com/Styles.txt

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Email: calvin@puremadnezz.com
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Broccoli2 · Nov 8, 2001

Calvin0

I had a quick look at your code and have two suggestions:

1. I think the main problem is your Styles.php file. When a file is

Code:

require

d or

Code:

include

d, it is fetched as HTML, therefore you need to put

Code:

<?php

and

Code:

?>

tags around php code in it as well, ie...

Code:

cp.php:

Code:

<?php
require('Styles.php');
?>
<!--Other HTML stuff-->

Code:

Styles.php:

Code:

<?php
$Something = &quot;123&quot;;
// Other PHP stuff
?>

I hope you can see the sense of this.

2. Secondly, I think you have a typo in Styles.php - there are some unescaped quotes in your

Code:

$HeaderInsert=

line.

Hope this helps
-Rob

PhoenixDown · Nov 8, 2001

Thank you!! That fixed it!! AIM: XCalvin1984
Email: calvin@puremadnezz.com
MSN: xcloud2000x@hotmail.com
Web Site: http://www.puremadnezz.com/
Yahoo Messenger: xcloud2000x

Contact me for any programming help and whatnot. I'll try my best to help!

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