php include

nav33n 472 Purple hazed! Team Colleague Featured Poster · 2010-01-27T17:17:24+00:00

You should provide the full path for include to work with GET variables.

include("http://yourhost.com/folder/file.php?user=someuser");

hmeco · 2010-01-27T18:38:14+00:00

You should provide the full path for include to work with GET variables.
include("http://yourhost.com/folder/file.php?user=someuser");

nope thats not it.

the reason why i couldent do it, its becuse i cannot declare a function in a function.

and since include "requires" that the file have to exisit in case you want to include it.

my file userinfo.php is based on dynamic content. so if i want to include a file that requires a get decleration then i will need to redeclare it before i include.. sounds wierd but true.

the solution to this issue is verry simple.

$user = $session->username; // who am i? who is the user that has logged in
$_GET['user'] = $session->username; // setting the user vareiable and packing it in GET 
include ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/pages/user/userinfo.php'); //viola! include this file and declare who ?user=$user is becore including :)

nav33n 472 Purple hazed! Team Colleague Featured Poster · 2010-01-27T18:55:11+00:00

Here is an example of what I am talking about.

//include_example.php
include("http://localhost/test/include_example1.php?user=test"); //works, will print Welcome test
include("include_example1.php"); //works, will print Welcome
include("include_example1.php?user=test"); //won't work, will generate a warning

//include_example1.php
<?php
echo "Welcome {$_REQUEST['user']}";
?>

And, we *can* declare a function inside a function. Here is an example.

<?php
//include_example.php
include("http://localhost/test/include_example1.php?user=Will");
?>

//include_example1.php
<?php
function attachMr($username) {
	$username = "Mr. ".$username;
	function attachLastName($username) {
		$username = $username." Smith";
		return $username;
	}
	$username = attachLastName($username);
	return $username;
}
echo "Welcome ".attachMr($_REQUEST['user']);
?>

But yep, If you solved your problem, congrats :)

Cheers!
Nav

almostbob 866 Retired: passive income ROCKS · 2010-01-27T19:36:13+00:00

I dont post the url including a user name
store the logged in details in the session
& use $session in declarations, so there is one less opening
and the session varaible is always available

hmeco · 2010-01-27T19:46:43+00:00

ahh i see your point
Nav.

but in your case it will require that i use 2 more files than i do allready.

but thanks for your exsample.

- hmeco

nav33n 472 Purple hazed! Team Colleague Featured Poster · 2010-01-27T19:50:00+00:00

I dont post the url including a user name
store the logged in details in the session
& use $session in declarations, so there is one less opening
and the session varaible is always available

Yep. Probably that would be the best way.

But, for example, if a guest user wants to check the profile of, say Y, then, session has to be started and destroyed unnecessarily.
IMO, It really depends on the type of the application the user is developing [and I can't remember, but someone pointed me sometime ago to use sessions if only necessary].

nav33n 472 Purple hazed! Team Colleague Featured Poster · 2010-01-27T19:50:25+00:00

ahh i see your point
Nav.
but in your case it will require that i use 2 more files than i do allready.
but thanks for your exsample.
- hmeco

Cheers man :)