include file

[siucorn]

Hi all,

I have a function A in which I include another file (which contains another function 😎.

func_a.php

function a() {

include("func_b.inc");

b();

}

When I run func_a.php, it does include func_b.inc but instead of running the script, it prints out the codes (ie. b) and return a fatal error - call to undefined function b() in func_a.php...

Anyone has a clue? Thank you! 😕

[dalecosp]

I got this to work:

<?

function a() {
        include "func_b.inc";
        $c=b();
        return $c;
}

if ($z=a()) {
        echo $z;
        }
else {
        echo "Bad return?";
}

?>

... maybe we should see the inc file... ??

[siucorn]

oh nevermind, I figure it out already. Thanks!
If I change the <? ?>to <?php ?>then everything works find. But why is that actually???

[Jhorra]

I'm pretty sure it has to do with the version of PHP installed on the server.

[dalecosp]

Nope; actually, that has to do with whether or not "short_open_tags" is ON or OFF in php.ini ...

But, you're close to right---there is some history ... The <?php tag was put into use after the people who developed XML decided to use <?xml for their code ... before that, '<?' WAS php...