can u include a file inside and EOF?

fearfx

if you can what would the code look like...

$TEMPLATE["FOOTER"] = <<<EOF

EOF;

how can I include a php file inside the code above.??

bpat1434

Hmm... it'd be difficult to do....

For one thing, can you use "include" in a double-quoted string?

<?php

echo "include('myfile.php');";

I don't think that will work. As such, you'd have to stop the HEREDOC syntax and use concatenation or append the contents on and on...

$TEMPLATE["FOOTER"] = <<<EOF
Something here...
EOF;
$TEMPLATE["FOOTER"] .= file_get_contents('my_footer.html');
$TEMPLATE["FOOTER"] .= <<<EOF
Something else here....
EOF;

Hope that makes sense.

halojoy

I think you can not use same labels
for 2 heredoc in same file

so maybe have to do this

$template["footer"] = <<<TPL1
Something here...
TPL1;
$template["footer"] .= file_get_contents('my_footer.html');
$template["footer"] .= <<<TPL2
Something else here....
TPL2;

fearfx

ok the below code I want to include a file

$TEMPLATE["PAGES"]["PAGE"] = <<<EOF
	<P><A HREF="[PAGE_URL]"><B>[PAGE_TITLE]</B></A><BR>
	[PAGE_DESCRIPTION]<BR>
	[PAGE_URL]<BR>
	<table width=100 border=0>
  <tr>
    <td><div align=center><a href="[PAGE_COMMENT]" onMouseover="tip('View Comments')";
 onMouseout="hidetip()"><IMG BORDER=0 SRC="images/icons/comment.png"></A></div></td>
    <td><div align=center><a href="[PAGE_BRIEF]" onMouseover="tip('Click to view<BR> [PAGE_TITLE] <BR> Briefcase')";
 onMouseout="hidetip()" onClick="return overlay(this, 'subcontent2', 'middlebottom')"><IMG BORDER=0 SRC="images/icons/briefcase.png"></A></div>

<DIV id="subcontent2" style="position:absolute; display:none; border: 9px solid black; background-color: lightyellow; width: 468px; height: 250px; padding: 8px">
[PAGE_TITLE] Briefcase<br>

INCLUDE FILE HERE ==========================================
(As in the section only appears when when a link is clicked, its and overlay box)


<div align="right"><a href="#" onClick="overlayclose('subcontent2'); return false">Close Box</a></div>
</DIV>

</td>
  </tr>
</table>

EOF;

where it says include file here is where I want to include it, any clue?

halojoy

this is
what http://php.net has got in Manual
about Heredoc
http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php#language.types.string.syntax.heredoc

fearfx

that doesn't really help, except I am assuming its not possible????

bpat1434

Yes, we have a clue and have given you the tools to complete what you ask. Please read halojoy or my posts above yours. Split your code up into 2 pieces, and just include the file in between the two parts....

halojoy

If reading php manual about Heredoc
- it is same as a string with double-quotes around
So, anything we can do inside such a string, we can do inside of Heredoc.

If you can put the contents of a file inside of Heredoc would depend on what is inside file.

If it is text and variables, and some expressions, it should be okay.
Using curly braces For example:

echo "This square is {$square->width}00 centimeters broad."; // Works
echo "This works: {$arr[4][3]}";

This is a way, if the file contents is only text/variables/expressions.
That is anything that can be put inside a STRING.
It is basically same as examples above.

<?php

$filestuff = get_file_contents( $filename );

$footer = <<<FOOT
this is begining of my footer
$filestuff
this is end of my footer
FOOT;

?>

I am a bit unsure where actually limit is, what can be put into string.
I may do some experiments of my own to find out.