Include File

morpheus · January 5th, 2006, 09:45 AM

I found this piece of code for using include files.
<?php include("top.html"); ?>

But I can't get it to work. What else do I need to make this work. I am used to asp but my web server only supports PHP.

Thanks

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jmaronilla · January 5th, 2006, 05:35 PM

Try a different file. For example top.txt.
I don't see any errors in your script.
John

anshul · January 6th, 2006, 07:01 AM

top.html need be in same directory of what PHP script in whcih you included it.

If it is in other directory, there may be path problem.
use echo get_include_path(); to know include_path.

`~@#\^%&*/\.<.\/-|+|_!:;..=?>
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morpheus · January 6th, 2006, 09:10 AM

thanks for the reply's, The file is in the same Directory. I can't use a txt file because I am trying to include the top navigation for my website, so it has to be a .html file. Is it possible I am using the wrong version of PHP? Also I don't get any error's or anything when I load the page with the include code. So I don't really know how to trouble shot this, when the webpage loads the same, with or without the code.

Thanks

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Mantis · January 8th, 2006, 10:30 AM

if the file contain php code:
<?php include("top.php"); ?>
if the file contain html code:
<?php include("top.inc"); ?>

Anupam Chatterjee · January 10th, 2006, 09:31 AM

Can you please be more specific with "can't get it to work". It would be a great help if you can narrate any error messages that you might be receiving or the output ur getting

morpheus · January 11th, 2006, 10:31 AM

Does anyone know what Mantis Means? As stated above nothing happenes when I load the page. No error messages, it's like the code is not there.

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Mantis · January 15th, 2006, 12:29 PM

The include allow you to add piece of code which are repititive like menu's shortcut.

For example:
Index.html:

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-gb">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<title>Index Test</title>
</head>
<body>

Hello World
[link1]  [link2]  [link3]
 
Welcome to our website

</body>
</html>

Now if you have a menu of 10+ links the last thing you want to do is to open every pages and change the menu lines everytime there is a new link; So you use include like this:

Index.PHP:

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-gb">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<title>Index Test</title>
</head>
<body>

Hello World
<?php include ("menu.inc"); ?>
 
Welcome to our website

</body>
</html>

and create a new file:
menu.inc:
[link1]  [link2]  [link3]

morpheus · January 17th, 2006, 09:30 AM

Thanks for your help :)

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