Iclude &amp; $var problem

Iclude & $var problem

Anon

I have searced and searched for a solution for this problem. Tested many ways, I just cant get it right. So Im starting to wonder if my host has disabled any of the featuers of PHP.

The script that Im making generates code for others to put on their pages. By entering username into a form. the form uses post.

The script runs fine in itself. But having all the code for all the featuers, makes the script to large and slow. (Im providing free scripts for others to use, Im new to makeing the scripts myself though)

Here is a sample script that Im using to test.

test.php

<?
$user_name="test";
include ("http://domain.com/html/includes/newsletter.php");
?>

Here is some of the file I want to include:

newsletter.php

//Lots of html before this
<textarea name="code" cols="60" rows="10">
<form action="http://domain.com/cgi-bin/united/adcsubsc.pl" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="destination" value="<? echo "$*user_name"; ?>">Your email:
<input type="text" size="30"
//More HTML after this, but no need to post

The * indicates the trouble spot. In stead of showing the user name, it returns null. In other words, value="$user_name" becomes value=""

I have tryed several ways for echoing, and including.

Any help is very gratefully appriciated. I have checked the documents, and searced. So its either not documented, or I havent understandet it. In which case, Im sorry for any trouble.

Anon

The excerpted HTML isn't inside a function, is it? That would knock $user_name out if you don't declare it in the function as global before you use it.

I'm assuming of course that the real echo statement (without the highlighting) reads:

<? echo $user_name; ?>

Anon

Thank you for your reply.

The echo is excactly <? echo $user_name; ?>

There are no functions. The real script has the include command in an IF(). Dont know if that count as an function. However the sample code that I posted has been made for de-bugging. To see if it made a diffrence. The rest of the newsletter.php contains only HTML.

Also in the real script I made the variable global to test.

Anon

Then from what you've given I can't see anything wrong - WorksForMe. (No, if is not a function.)

Anon

Did another test

test.php

<?
$user_name="test";
include ("http://developers-united.net/html/includes/test.php");
?>

include.php

This time, this is the only content of file.

</body>

Outputs nothing. $user_name still NULL

Anon

Think I have the solution. I use the full URL when including the file. I have to use a relative path.

Sorry for the trouble, all those houers.....

Well, one more experience, wount do that again... Hope fully....