Parse interpret code from file?

[Muffinthief]

Hey this is an odd question. So I'm designing a website with certain elements repeating. So I put the code for those sections into individual files, then would have php load the html into the page, so if I wanted to change something I would only have to change it in one place. The problem is that some of the parts contain php code, that is echoed into the document as straight text, and not interpreted. Is there a way to have php do multiple passes, or is there a way to find the path to the php executable on a server? ("/usr/bin/php" on *nix I think) Thanks for the help guys!

[Markus]

Could you provide an example? It's 3am. :)

[Muffinthief]

haha sorry, so in the main file I have:

<?php function writestatic($item) {
		$path = softrootpath() . '/static-items/'.$item;		
		$f = fopen($path, 'r');
		$data = fread($f, filesize($path));
		echo $data;
} ?>

then in static-items/menu I have

<div id="menucontainer">
	<div id="menunav">
		<ul>
		<li><a href="<?php echo rootpath(); ?>/index.php" title="Home" class="current"><span>Home</span></a></li>
		</ul>
	</div>
</div>

so then back in the main file

<?php writestatic('menu')?>

so when I try to link to home It tries to take me to "<?php echo rootpath(); ?>/index.php"

thanks guys!

[Muffinthief]

ok wow I'm stupid. Include. Forget this thread.

[pbmods]

Forget this thread.

Forget what thread? (:

Glad to hear you were able to get it working, though. Good luck with your project!

[Atli]

Just for the record, this could also have been done with the eval function.
Although include is better in this case.