Anything called PHP_Self

[Xavior66]

Hi there..

I have a function, which is required by 2 other pages. This function resides on another page. looks like this:

page1.php -> requires page3.php
page2.php -> requires page3.php

once the function in page3.php has run, it needs to call a function in either page1.php or page2.php depending on which page called the function. The trouble is, how do i know which page called it?

I heard, or once saw something called php_self ? Is this what i need?, i really want to do this the smart way, not by sending the function a variable, telling it which page called it.

Cheers.

[jsim]

I think get_included_files() should help.
It returns array of included and required files.
Call this function in page3.php and search in array what page include page3.php.

[jebster]

Originally posted by Xavior66
I heard, or once saw something called php_self ? Is this what i need?, i really want to do this the smart way, not by sending the function a variable, telling it which page called it.

$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']

[webdes03]

I'd wse something like the following:

Your function:

function file_inclusion($referer_page){
  if($referer_page == "page1.php"){require('page3.php');}
  if($referer_page == "page2.php"){require('page3.php');}
}

Then call the function with the following:

file_inclusion($PHP_SELF);

You could also make the if statement more efficient by just doing:

if($referer_page == "page1.php" || $referer_page == "page2.php"){require('page3.php');}

Hope that helps. Post a reply if you still don't understand.

[Xavior66]

Thx for your replies. They were all usefull to me.