setting variables in included files?

[Anon]

I need to have a variable set in an included file. I assumed that since the variable was passed to the file that contained the include statement, the included file would pick up the value of the variable, but this does not seem to be happening.

[Anon]

Aaron,

I quite don't get what you're saying but I'll explain how it works.

If you have a file called main.php, and in that main php you set a varialbe called $header = "This is the main page";
and then you include, from main.php, the file header.php (with require("header.php); or include("header.php")😉. In header.php you have a code similar to
<h1><?PHP print($header); ?></h1>
then you'll see the header text set in main.php

That's how I use it... and I know that many OO purists out there cry when they see stuff like that... but, hey, it works!

/Jocke

[craigh]

the issue might be that you are forgetting that all included files are treated as HTML unless you put <? and ?> in the include file as well.

[Anon]

Let me describe my problem in more detail:

I have this variable being passed into my file: $page=index. This file also includes a functions file, and that file has a function that prints out the navigation for the page. But the function......

OH DUH 🙂 hehe I was not passing the variable to the included function. Well goes to show that discussing the problem gets the gears turning 🙂

Thanks!