Posted by Marek Kilimajer on 02/23/05 14:31

Michael Stearne wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have an file that contains PHP code..variables, db, etc. Is it
> possible to include the evaluted contents of that file into a variable
> in another, the calling PHP script?
>
> Essentailly I am looking to do something like
>
> include("myCode.php") -> HTML Output -> $myVariable.
>
> I know could do this with something like
> $myVariable=file_get_contents("http://localhost/myCode.php") but I am
> not allowed to use urls in file opens.

use output buffering functions:

ob_start();
include("myCode.php");
$myVariable = ob_get_clean(); // available since 4.3.0

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