Calling a variable from another file (Noob)

BabeWalls

I feel really stupid asking this because i'm sure its really really simple.

I'm trying to call a variable form another php file into my php page.
I have tried using:

<? 
include("description/file.php"); 
?>

Followed by:

<?php 
echo "$item"; 
?>
</td>

But this doesnt seem to work.

Could someone please tell me how to do this.

What I want is a file with a few variables stored in it. Then the front page will call each variable to a different part of the page.

Thanks for your help.

sk83rboy

what does file.php look like? Whats it exporting or sending?

BabeWalls

file.php looks like this:

<?
$description = "<font color=#FFFF00>Saves up to 8 Mega Bytes of saved game data, allowing you to save more than ever before</font></b><br><b><font color=#96C7EB>Buy It!</font></b>";
?>
<?
$item = "<font color=#FFFF00>8MB Memory Card</font></b><br><img border=0 src=game_covers/8mbmemorycard.gif width=60 height=54><br><b><font color=#96C7EB>Buy It!</font></b>";
?>

I want to place $description and $item variables on front.php .

jek

Have you tried to echo $item from within your file.php to make sure the variables are set correctly?

Truti

yeah! try to see if the include parameter to the other file is correct, and use the echo as "jek" says!

else you can try increesing the error handler, in you php.ini or by:
ini_set ('error_reporting', E_ALL);

BabeWalls

But I don't want the variables to be placed in the same place as the file.php is included.

I think you mean do this:

<?
$description = "Saves up to 8 Mega Bytes of saved game data, allowing you to save more than ever before Buy It!";
?>
<?
$item = "8MB Memory Card <img border=0 src=game_covers/8mbmemorycard.gif width=60 height=54> Buy It!";
?>
<?php

echo "$item";

?>
<?php

echo "$description";

?>

This would place both the $item and $description on the same part of the page.

(I have tried just doing that and the variable was correctly placed on the page but in the wrong place)

jek

I was merely suggesting that you'd do that in order to test to se that there was nothing wring with your code, but no worries, the code is fine.

Next step...

This may seem stupid, but have you included the file containing the variables before you try to echo them?

Also, to make sure that the 'file.php' exists in the directory you are looking for it, try this:

$filename = "description/file.php"; 
if (file_exists($filename)) {
  include($filename);
} else {
  echo "The file $filename does not exist...";
}

BabeWalls

Thanks for your help.
I've found an alternative.

The from page is the templete and in the places that I want the variables i have:

 
<?
echo $item ;
?>


and

<?
echo $description ;
?>

Then in file.php I have:

<? 
$description = "<font color=#FFFF00>Saves up to 8 Mega Bytes of saved game data, allowing you to save more than ever before</font></b><br><b><font color=#96C7EB>Buy It!</font></b>"; 

$item = "<font color=#FFFF00>8MB Memory Card</font></b><br><img border=0 src=game_covers/8mbmemorycard.gif width=60 height=54><br><b><font color=#96C7EB>Buy It!</font></b>";

include("../front.php");
?>

This includes the front.php file into the file.php instead of including the file.php into the front.php file.

All works fine now.

Thanks a lot.

jek

Great that you worked it out.

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