[Resolved] Require Problem

[fire_cracker]

For some reason I am having trouble requiring files. They will require fine in all of my files except for one. The code I am using is as follows:

require("http://www.bluecollardigital.com/fms/includes/config.php");
require("http://www.bluecollardigital.com/fms/includes/sql_connect.php");

When I run the file it doesn't thow up any errors saying that the script failed to include the file; however, it doesn't appear to be working because my SQL isn't connection, and none of my config variables are working. When I copy and paste the contents of the includes into the script everything works fine. Anything that might cause this to happen?

[bradgrafelman]

You can't load PHP scripts across an HTTP stream! That means I could just go to http://www.yoursite.com/yourscript.php and view the entire script!

You need to include/require PHP scripts internally.. i.e.

require('./fms/includes/config.php');

and so on.

[thorpe]

You can't load PHP scripts across an HTTP stream!

according to the manual you can.

[bradgrafelman]

Well, sure, you can, but you won't get the PHP script sent and parsed. You'll get the output.

What fire_cracker wants is the actual PHP file parsed (variables loaded, a connection made, a resource returned, etc.).

So, in essence, you're not "including" the PHP script - you're including the HTML outputted page of the PHP script.

[thorpe]

thanks for clearing that up. i was reading some of the docs about it, but without a host, its a bit hard to test things and to clarify.

[bradgrafelman]

It's ok. After reading your post, I actually messed around with it on my server to reassure myself! :p

[fire_cracker]

Alright, thanks for all the input, I went a head and echo'd out my doc root, and then directed it to my include folder, so now I have some ungodly long var name, but it is including the files correctly.