Remote Files (No Vars) Help!

Anon

I'm using the require function in php to include a file that is actually on the same server but with a different URL, for example:

require("http://somedomain.com/test.php");

The php script seems to be including the test.php file because I'm getting html output generated from test.php, but all variables used in the "calling" file are not available in the remote file. For example, if I had $var = 1; before calling test.php, $var would have no value in the required file.

I am requiring test.php from within another required file.. is that the problem? Is it legal to require other files within required files??? Not sure why my variables are dying.. MEDIC!!

SuperDMon
Charles

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You are using the HTTP:// method in the require.
That means that your script 'requires' the output of the script, not the source.

Anon

What other methods can I use??.. is there a method that would allow me to pass those variables on and include the script just like a local one? Are there other alternatives to what I am trying to do?

Any and all help is greatly appreciated!!

Thanks in advance,

Charles

vincent wrote:

You are using the HTTP:// method in the require.
That means that your script 'requires' the output of the script, not the source.

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If your source file is on the local filesystem, just leave out the HTTP:// and put in the real path. Then it will be loaded as a textfile and properly parsed by php.

Anon

In a situation where the file would not be on the local filesystem and you wanted to include it and execute the PHP code.. is there a way to do that? I'm assuming one way would be is to pass all the variables through the URL require link.. any other ways??

vincent wrote:

If your source file is on the local filesystem, just leave out the HTTP:// and put in the real path. Then it will be loaded as a textfile and properly parsed by php.

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All you need is to get the plain sourcecode into your include statement.
So you can simply instruct the remote server to server the file asif it were plaintext. (*.txt).

However, this is VERY VERY VERY UNSAFE.
The remote PHP script is sent as raw text, which means you are sending all vars as raw PHP statements. Anybody can request that file and see all the data.

Anon

Well, that's not a good thing. Maybe I could include it with some sort of encryption and then decrypt the included file?

Do you know any other way besides just passing all necessary variables to the required file?

vincent wrote:

All you need is to get the plain sourcecode into your include statement.
So you can simply instruct the remote server to server the file asif it were plaintext. (*.txt).

However, this is VERY VERY VERY UNSAFE.
The remote PHP script is sent as raw text, which means you are sending all vars as raw PHP statements. Anybody can request that file and see all the data.

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Whta are you trying to achieve anyway?

Anon

Good Question! I've developed some software which I will be distributing, but I want part of the code to link back to the main server and run a few core routines (which I do not want to give away) I want to prevent people from taking the code and either giving it to others or selling it, etc..

vincent wrote:

Whta are you trying to achieve anyway?