Passing a variable to an included

Can't see why this doesnt work.

[mack]

Lets imaging index.php is a static php page.

It sets a value

$value="abc";

Then does an include

include"file.php";

within file .php we have the following.

<?php
echo"$value";
?>

Expected abc, Result no output?

Any ideas.

Mack.

[vincevincevince]

The only thing I can think of is that the print statement (or the original setting) is inside a function.

[dreamcatcher]

Hi Mack,

You might also want to enable error reporting to see if that picks up anything.

<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
echo $value;
?>

dc

[mack]

This is just wierd....
On index.php if I call the value using...

Echo"$value";

it works....

But on the file included it displays nothing. If I enable error messages, "Undefined variable:"

Just not sure why the value isn't being passed from main page to the include. In php the included file should fall within the scope of the parent file. I guess this could be blocked by the host if they have made changes to php.ini file? but it seams to break logic to block a frequently used process.

Mack.

[vincevincevince]

Keep moving the line 'Echo"$value";' downward until it is the line immediately above the include()

Next - if you are including by URL, then you will get the effect you mention - use a direct link (i.e. /var/www/html/mysite/includeme.inc not [mysite.foo...]

[mack]

Thanks! Using he full file path worked. Not quite sure why this was required, but at least it is not working.

Thanks again.

Mack.

[eelixduppy]

>> Not quite sure why this was required

Because if you are using a URI, the file is parsed before it is included.