how do you access an array in an included/required field?

[NotGiven]

I have a large array that would be messy to include in the file "main.php"
itself and would prefer to include/require it. Say I have the following
line in "main.php":

require_once('/arr.php');

And the "arr.php" file looks something like this:

<?php
array(1)='ok1@O k.com';
array(2)='ok2@O k.com';
array(3)='ok3@O k.com';
array(4)='ok4@O k.com';
array(5)='ok5@O k.com';
array(6)='ok6@O k.com';
array(7)='ok7@O k.com';
array(8)='ok8@O k.com';
array(9)='ok9@O k.com';
array(10)='ok10 @Ok.com';
?>

Would I be able to reference the array AS IF I had declared the array in
"main.php"?

I am a programmer but new to PHP.

Many thanks.

[Pedro Graca]

Re: how do you access an array in an included/required field?

NotGiven wrote:[color=blue]
> I have a large array that would be messy to include in the file "main.php"
> itself and would prefer to include/require it. Say I have the following
> line in "main.php":
>
> require_once('/arr.php');
>
> And the "arr.php" file looks something like this:
>
><?php
> array(1)='ok1@O k.com';[/color]
[snipped][color=blue]
> ?>
>
> Would I be able to reference the array AS IF I had declared the array in
> "main.php"?
>
> I am a programmer but new to PHP.[/color]

What hapenned when you tried it?

I guess your problem is with the require_once(). Are you sure you have
arr.php on the root dir?
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[Pedro Graca]

Re: how do you access an array in an included/required field?

Pedro Graca wrote:[color=blue]
> NotGiven wrote:[color=green]
>> <?php
>> array(1)='ok1@O k.com';[/color][/color]
[color=blue]
> I guess your problem is with the require_once(). Are you sure you have
> arr.php on the root dir?[/color]

And that the syntax for the array is wrong:

1. you need the $ before the array name
2. the array elements are specified with []

so ...

<?php
$array[1] = 'ok1@Ok.com';
?>
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[Tormod Fjeldskår]

Re: how do you access an array in an included/required field?

NotGiven wrote:
[color=blue]
> I have a large array that would be messy to include in the file "main.php"
> itself and would prefer to include/require it. Say I have the following
> line in "main.php":
>
> require_once('/arr.php');
>
> And the "arr.php" file looks something like this:
>
> <?php
> array(1)='ok1@O k.com';
> array(2)='ok2@O k.com';
> array(3)='ok3@O k.com';
> array(4)='ok4@O k.com';
> array(5)='ok5@O k.com';
> array(6)='ok6@O k.com';
> array(7)='ok7@O k.com';
> array(8)='ok8@O k.com';
> array(9)='ok9@O k.com';
> array(10)='ok10 @Ok.com';
> ?>[/color]

This is incorrect syntax. Try:

<?php
$array = array(
1 => "ok1@Ok.com ",
2 => "ok2@Ok.com ",
3 => "ok3@Ok.com "
);
?>
[color=blue]
> Would I be able to reference the array AS IF I had declared the array in
> "main.php"?[/color]

Yes. When you include/require the array, you can treat it as it is
declared in the file it's included in. Thus, this is a valid main.php:

<?php

require_once('a rr.php');

echo $array[1];

?>

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