include() / require()...

Anon

how can i use a remote file to contain primary settigs of a PHP script?

i can do this with perl easyly but can't get it to work for PHP

any help is apreaciated

jc94062

You mean like one file, with the db connection stuff to be included with each file?

include "file.php";
include ('file.php');

works fine.

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

Anon

Alwasy find it interesting that some people know the answer but need to ask.

Anon

well the thing is it wasn't work for me for some reason i thought there might be some huge difference between include() and require()

Anon

From my experiences the major difference is that require pulls in the file regardless of placement in code flow. ie: if you put it in an if statement that shouldn't get executed require will still pull in the data. include would behave 'the way you expected'. I'm sure there are more detailed notes at the manual.

jc94062

Unlike include(), require() will always read in the target file, even if the line it's on never executes. If you want to conditionally include a file, use include(). The conditional statement won't affect the require(). However, if the line on which the require() occurs is not executed, neither will any of the code in the target file be executed.

^ From the manual ^

Pretty much what Ken said.
Require will "include" the file you specify whatever, include only "includes" the file if a statement is true.

I use include to verify users from a cookie.

if ($cookievalue == "somevalue") {include "../cgi-bin/connect.inc";}
else {echo "Invalid user"; exit;}

Something like that at any rate.
If I tried

if ($cookievalue == "somevalue") {require "../cgi-bin/connect.inc";}
else {echo "Invalid user"; exit;}

everyone would have access, hope that makes more sense now.

Anon

ya thx the manual is kinda blunt isn't it? =)

jc94062

true,, like the eval() function in there, I can't make sense of it but from the looks of my previous not many ppl understand it, cept Vincent of course