Insert php script (newbie)

[Anon]

I would like to insert another php script into an existing php page. Can you call these out like a cgi script? If so how do you call one up. Ex. I have my main php page. I would like to insert my users online php script into that page. Can I do this?
If so how?
Thanks in advance!

[amcgrath]

have you looked at include($some_file);

[Anon]

I tried to insert include($my_file); into a script but im not sure I understand includes. Anyway I put it toward the bottom of another script & I got include errors. Do you know of any examples online I could see?
Thanks Again

[amcgrath]

I didn't mean for you to actually use $my_file, it was just an example. Here, go to http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php and learn everything you need to know. It's pretty easy, you won't have a problem with it.

[Anon]

I'm sure you will find everything you need at the link that Allen provided.

Include is a pretty simple implementation, assuming that your server is set properly.

Normally if the file you want to include is in the same directory you would use the following tag, though I've notice PHP is very forgiving.

include ("filename");

if you want to include a file that is in another file, you will need to call to the file like this.

include ("/path/to/your/filename");

Now some servers/accounts are set up with a defined location where the include files will be located.

To find your include path and many other php variables, create a file with the following tags:

<?php phpinfo()?>

Good luck and welcome to php

Ron

[Anon]

Thanks to both of you.
I don't know if this is a bad practice but I got it working. I inserted include file and in my regular html doc. i inserted the <p>"include file" </p> and renamed my html doc .php. I was able to run the who's online script. This is a temporary fix as I have 100 pages in my site & am still trying to figure out how to re-do all of my pages in php. Nuke does'nt quite seem to foot the bill
for a business site. Thanks,
Dave McCray