Passing variables with INCLUDE URL target

[ayj]

This is very basic, but I've spent quite a while looking through the manual and also searched threads here and have not found an answer that is a simple as I feel this ought to be.

I want to include a file on another domain and I want to pass 1-2 variables to it. Without the URL target it would look like:

<?php
$id = 777777;
include 'template.php';
?>

then template.php can use $id as it is defined above.

With a URL target this does not work. I have found something that does work but it is messy in application:

<?php
include 'http://www.domain.com/template.php?id=777777"';
?>
[ note the " and ' at the end of the 777777]

This carries the variable $id as 777777" and can be used as part of a link structure in the template, but it is very easy to end up with with lots of unwanted spaces (hence the " at the end of the numbers).

Is there a tidier way of passing the variables. I have been reading about global variables etc but I can't seem to put it together in my head.

Under function "include" in the manual we have:

"variables may be passed to the included file using an URL request string as used with HTTP GET" but then I can't find a description of http get that discusses the passing of variables.

Thanks for any help

ayj

[stick_figure]

It looks like you're doing it right... I don't see the need for the " at the end, though. If you have to give variables to an include you go
include('http://www.domain.com/file.php?var=' . urlencode($var) . '&var2=' . urlencode($var2));
That is if it's a string. If you know it's numeric or an int, then you can just append it.