when I change #include virtual to php include my form stops working

[Delboy14]

When I change a
<!--#include virtual=&quot;/includes/topnav.shtml&quot; -->
to the php equivalent
<?php include (&quot;

http://es.cib.db.com/organisation/policies/includes/intranet_search.shtml&quot;;);

?>

the page it is on stops working? The page is a form, it looks perfect but the submit button has no effect? does anyone know why? thanks

 

[Delboy14]

sorry it was this that I changed it to, with the problem still occuring

<?php include (&quot;

http://es.cib.db.com/organisation/policies/includes/topnav.shtml&quot;);

?>

 

[Delboy14]

sorry this is the code, it kept adding a semi colon, but I have added code tags

<code>
<?php include (&quot;

http://es.cib.db.com/organisation/policies/includes/topnav.shtml&quot;);

?>
</code>

 

[danielhozac]

[tt]include[/tt] includes a file on the server. You shouldn't specify the full URL to it.

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php

//Daniel

 

[Dan59173]

The php equivalent to SSI #include virtual= is virtual(), not include()

Dan

 

[kawnz]

virtual include is /includes/filename.html
php include is /home/hostaccount/htdocs/includes/filename.html

(i.e. the server path to the filename, and not just a relative path like the virtual include allows)

one thing I did was write
$fullpath=&quot;/home/hostaccount/htdocs&quot;

and then use
include $fullpath/dir/filename