Include file by variable defined in URL?

[exponder]

I have over 100 poems in a directory, instead of making a file for each and every poem. I wanted to have one php file, 'view.php'.
And define which poem to include by the url. like;
"view.php?poem=2.txt"

Will I have to define each one in my code? Like;

view.php?poem=2

$2 = 'poems/2.txt';

If anyone could give any ideas how to do this? Or the correct way it would be greatly appreciated.

• Derrick

[NYSiRacer]

Variables can not start with a number.
$poem = $_GET['poem'];
if (($poem == 2) || ($poem == "2.txt")) {
include 'poems/2.txt';
}

[exponder]

Ah, make sense.. thanks for your help

[NYSiRacer]

🙂 🙂 🙂

[superwormy]

Be careful with that. If someone manipulated the querystring they coudl do something like:

view.php?../importantfileyoudontwanttoshowpublic.ext

For example, on WinNT computer, view.php?../../boot.ini or view.php?../../my.cnf will show them your boot settings and MySQL database setup :-)