$PHP_SELF$include HELP plz

[korn522]

Anyone know any common reasons why $PHP_SELF?include="" wouldn't work? I've got my index file including a nav bar, then my nav bar using the $PHP_SELF includes. None of the nav bar links work.

Here's how the nav bar links look~

<a href="<?php echo "$PHP_SELF?include=download.inc"; ?>" onMouseOver="imgOn('img1')" onMouseOut="imgOff('img1')"><img name="img1" src="images/download.gif" border=0></a>

Wow that looks BAD.. well see if you can let me know why that might not include the file I've suggested. Some background:

The files are all in the same root directory and I can't seem to get it to function properly. I thought the JavaScript might be getting in the way, but it doesn't seem to be.

[bernouli]

<a href="<?php echo "$PHP_SELF?include=download.inc"; ?>
alone that codes wont include the file, it gives you only a variable named include, with download,inc as value, to include the file you must use include() or require() function

[bastien]

test for the variable and include the file that way

<a href="<?php echo "$PHP_SELF?inc=1"; ?>

<?

if($_GET["inc"]{
include("download.inc");
}

also bad idea to name your file .inc - people can get the file and see the contents...best to rename it .php..this way the php engine parses the file and only returns whatever html is inside it...might none and give the person an empty file...

hth