parsing a php file into a string

[stuartc1]

Im suffering from coding blindness today. I know this is an easy one, but justs can remember how to do it.

I need to parse a php file (say page.php) and have the results/html assigned to a variable (not printed to screen).

for example instead of including a file like 'include 'page.php';' I need to do '$myvar = page.php;' - were the page.php gets parsed first then assigned to $myvar.

any ideas?

cheers

[superwormy]

ob_start ();

include ("filename.php");

$contents = ob_get_contents ();

ob_end_clean ();

[dalecosp]

fread() ??

[stuartc1]

okay dokey, i will give them a try - cheers.

[superwormy]

fread will only work if you read it in then use eval to evaluate it in which case you'll have to ob_start it anyway...