include troubles

tweetie

I'm having some confusing problems with the include.
I have a main-file with the following code:

<?php
  include ("http://www.lavoro.nl/config.php?company=2");
  echo "<b>From mainfile</B>"."\n".$companya;
?>

config.php code

switch ($company)
{
case 1:
	$location = "http://www.lavoro.nl/";
	$companya = "Lavoro Intermediair";
	$companyb = "Fluminis";
	$companyc = "Work4Y2";
	break;
case 2:
	$location = "http://www.fluminis.nl/";
	$companya = "Fluminis";
	$companyb = "Lavoro Intermediair";
	$companyc = "Work4Y2";
	break;
}
$locationurl = "http://www.lavoro.nl/";
$formurl = $locationurl."content.php?id=0&nav=5" ;
$thankyouurl = $locationurl."content.php?id=2&nav=5" ;
echo "<b>From config</B>"."\n".$companya;

The weird thing....config.php is beeing run. To see that I placed an echo command with variable $companya
In test.php the variable is gone... $companya is empty

If I use:

<?php
  include ("config.php");
 ?>

I have no problems with the $companya....but when using Include with local file I cant do

<?php
  include ("config.php?company=2");
 ?>

So what am I missing over here?

drew010

when you use include like this: config.php?company=2 it is actually lookinf for a file called config.php?company=2 which doesnt exist. if you want to make that work do
$company = 2;
include("config.php");

also if you use [url]http://[/url] in the include it wont pick up the variables because the file gets parsed before its included. you must use the local path like include("config.php")

tweetie

Originally posted by drew010
when you use include like this: config.php?company=2 it is actually lookinf for a file called config.php?company=2 which doesnt exist. if you want to make that work do
$company = 2;
include("config.php");

You are partially right....if you use a local file then you are right.
If you use a full URL it will work also check this link

also if you use [url]http://[/url] in the include it wont pick up the variables because the file gets parsed before its included. you must use the local path like include("config.php")

Then this is my problem....it must walk another path to fix this then....thankx drew