Putting content of required file into variable and not automatically printing to page

ChronicFatigue

I want to create a variable whose value is the content of required file/s.

In the code below, when require() is used the content in the required pages is automatically printed:


//include content from all page-specific jscript_*.php files from includes/modules/pages/PAGENAME, alphabetically.

  $directory_array = $template->get_template_part($page_directory, '/^jscript_/');
  while(list ($key, $value) = each($directory_array)) {

//include content from all page-specific jscript_*.php files from includes/modules/pages/PAGENAME, alphabetically.
//These .PHP files can be manipulated by PHP when they're called, and are copied in-full to the browser page
     require($page_directory . '/' . $value); 
	 echo "\n";
}

I am trying to put the content from the required pages in a variable so I can echo it out when needed.

Have looked at the manual and have spent time trying to figure this out.

Thanks in advance for any help given.

leatherback

Have the required file already contain the variable:

includes.php:
<?php

$var = "Some text here";

ChronicFatigue

Thanks for the fast response.

I am trying to integrate Zen Cart with my main website template - this is where the code is from.

I don't know if it will affect things elsewhere in the cart if I put the content of the included files on those pages into variables on their respective pages.

Installer

Try output buffering:

ob_start();
require 'file.php';
$txt = ob_get_clean();
echo $txt;