Can someone explain the INCLUDES in this?

austenr

include ("include/header.inc.php");

I am trying to modify an existing page but when I open the page, all I see is the data between <p> and </P>.

Do I need to adjust the file path? It is in WAMP/WWW/

Here is the entire block of code:

<?
include ("include/header.inc.php");
?>
   <p>This is the address book for Administration and PI's [name].</p>

   <?
   include ("include/dbconnect.php");
   $sql="SELECT * FROM $table";

$result = mysql_query($sql);

$resultsnumber = mysql_numrows($result);
echo "The current total of entries in the address book is: $resultsnumber";

include ("include/footer.inc.php");

?>

Thanks for the explaination.

twoclones

Depending on what part of the page you need to modify, you may need to edit either header.inc.php or footer.inc.php in the 'include' folder. The include statement does exactly that. It includes the contents of the specified file.

austenr

So, if the include folder is in my root directory along with the code I posted in the thread, I should be ok?

twoclones

Yes. And any change made to footer.inc.php will be made to the footer on any page using that include.

austenr

Hmmm... Well I must be missing something somewhere. Here is a zip file of my include folder. Can anyone see what I am missing.

BTW, since this is not a production server, there is no username or password in the config file. My server is 'localhost'. The table is called 'addressbook'.