including code from remote server...

fendtele83

ok, this is probably very basic but here's my situation...

im trying to access a functions.php file that is stored on one server using code on another server...

on server 1 i have:
functions.php which has a few lines of code:

<?php
function print_name($name)
{
echo $name;
}
?>

on server 2 i have the file:
test.php with the code:

<?php

include("http://pathtofile/functions.php");
print_name("dave");

what im getting is Fatal Error: Unknown Function...

BUT i know that the file is getting included and executed because if i put just a simple echo command in functions.php on server 1, test.php on sserver 2 will print it out...

so my question is:
WHY WONT THE FUNCTION DECLARATIONS GET RECOGNIZED?

if anyone can help me i'd love you. Thanks!!!!

AstroTeg

When you include a file on another server, it includes that files OUTPUT. Think about it for a second...

Its EXACTLY like what you'd get if you pointed your browser to that file. If you have that file echoing something out and it shows up in your browser, it'll also show up in your script. This is on purpose and by design. Otherwise it would be a huge security risk.

The question is how do you want to work around it?

I think this is when you start involving SOAP and tools similar to it to call remote functions and return their output.

fendtele83

that was the only thing that i thought might be the problem... but i figured if i could include the fucntions file locally, then i might be able to do it remotely... thanks a lot for the help!

robert_w_ark

<?php
function print_name($name)
{
return
$name;
}
?>

on server 2 i have the file:
test.php with the code:

<?php

include("http://pathtofile/functions.php");
print_name("dave");

try using 'return' instead of echo.. not even sure if you can do server from server though