PHP Include

[Anon]

OK at the moment I am building a site with dynamic links and so forth. One thing that is really aggrivating me is the following problem

I am trying to "include" a file, but using a different include call

<? include ("./weight_class.php?ID=$ID")?>

the $ID was passed over from the previous page.

in the weight_class.php file I have defined what should happen if a particular $ID is used, it will print different text depending on the $ID. However the include just doesnt seem to want to work

The document where the include is keeps giving this error message:

Failed opening './weight_class.php?ID=mcruiserweight' for inclusion (include_path='') in

Now I have made sure that both the file with the include, and the file that is being called for, both exist and both are in the same directory. In the weight_class.php, i have specified several if......else if statements to print different things, depending on the $ID.

Can any one tell me why this is not working, or am I just making more work for myself without seeing a simple solution.

[amcgrath]

Since your including the file $ID will be available. The ?ID= stuff is http specific and not accurate to use in this case.

if you are redirecting them, then use header(Location:./weight_class.php?ID=mcruiserweight)

[lentin64]

try <?php include "/weight_class.php?ID=".$ID ?>

[amcgrath]

Thats not going to work, you are including a file, not retrieving a web page. Your example bascially says the file to include is named weight_class.php?ID=1234 which it is not. He can just include the file, $ID will be available to the included file.