php include(); or how to get results of script on web page

pealeaf

howdy,

I downloaded a quote-generating php script from hotscripts and am tryin to get it to work right. there's 3 files--a file where you manage the quotes (quotes stored in a .dat file), the quotes.php script, and the .dat file itself.

I've got it all uploaded onto my server, but am not sure how to get the random quote to display on my web page. the quotes.php file does generate a random quote and print it to the screen (as you can see here), , I just need it to do so where i want it to on my index page.

I'm using the following code:

include("quotes.php");

on my index page.

The quotes.php file ends with the

echo "$quote";

command, so I don't think I need to add that to my web page.

Am I going about this wrong? I just can't get it to work. I'd really appreciate your advice on this. I know next to nothing of php, though I do know javascript on a beginners level.

Thanks in advance!
Melinda

traskelin_com

This is a sample to include the quotes.php into a web page. You must of course save it and run it as a .php file (demo123.php for example)

<html>
<head>
<title>quotes-demo</title>
</head>
<body>
<b>Here comes a quote:</b><br>
<?php
include("http://www.pealeaf.com/quotes.php");
?>
</body>
</html>

The http... part may be written as just quotes.php

khurramijaz

Should work as it is.

pealeaf

Well, guys, progress is happening. I put the following code in my web page:

require("http://www.pealeaf.com/quotes.php"); echo $quote;

And now am getting the following error:

Warning: open_basedir restriction in effect. File is in wrong directory in /home/.kafka/pealeaf/pealeaf.com/index.php on line 28

Fatal error: Failed opening required '/http://www.pealeaf.com/quotes.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/.kafka/pealeaf/pealeaf.com/index.php on line 28

Can anyone translate this? Does this mean it can't find php on my server?

🙂 Melinda

pealeaf

it's working now--all it ended up being was:

require("quotes.php");

Plus a little config of my blog index page.

🙂 Thanks for the attention here.

Melinda