Interpret command !!!

[jacko]

Hello

Im doing a program, but I need to create an html document that have results of php code.

Example:

I have a file that name is: copy.inc
In this file I have that code:
============ copy.inc =============
<?php
for ($i=1; $i<=9; $i++) {
echo "Hello<br>\n";
}

?>

And I want to copy the code that copy.inc have to another file named: copy.html
Here is how I copy the code:
I have another file named: copy.php
============ copy.php =============
<?php
$file = fopen("copy.inc","r");
$source = fread($file,1000000);
fclose($thefile);

$copy = fopen("copy.html","w");
fwrite($copy,$source);
fclose($copy);
}

?>

But when I do that, in copy.html copy the full php code, not copy the html interpreted code, how can I do to interpret the php code of copy.inc to html code before copy the code of copy.inc to copy.html?

I need that in copy.html the source be:
Hello<br>
Hello<br>
Hello<br>
Hello<br>
Hello<br>
Hello<br>
Hello<br>
Hello<br>
Hello<br>
Hello<br>

no this code:

<?php
for ($i=1; $i<=9; $i++) {
echo "Hello<br>\n";
}
?>

If you know that please reply me!

Thanks
Jacobo

[Anon]

in copy.php:

<?
ob_start ();
include ('copy.inc');
$contents = ob_get_contents ();
ob_end_clean ();
$fp = fopen ('copy.html', 'w');
fwrite ($fp, $contents);
fclose ($fp);
?>

*note: this will overwrite "copy.html" each time

[jacko]

Thanks you very much

ob_start() is the function that I need

Thanks again

Jacobo