can't include 'http...foo.php', but can include 'http...foo.txt'

[paul13]

This seems weird, but when I use the following code,

include 'http://www.foo.com/includes.php';

includedfunctio n();

I am told that it is a call to an undefined function, but
'includedfuncti on' is on the server.

the following includes work fine, and the run the called function with
no trouble:

include 'http://www.foo.com/includes.phtml' ;
include 'http://www.foo.com/includes.txt';

all three include.php,.ph tml & .txt are on the server and are exactly
identical. I am running php version 4.1.1. Anyone have any ideas?

[Senator Jay Billington Bulworth]

Re: can't include 'http...foo.php ', but can include 'http...foo.txt '

In article <768682d0.03081 90004.dd35f7c@p osting.google.c om>,
googlegroups@pa ul13.com (paul13) wrote:
[color=blue]
> This seems weird, but when I use the following code,
>
> include 'http://www.foo.com/includes.php';
>
> includedfunctio n();
>
> I am told that it is a call to an undefined function, but
> 'includedfuncti on' is on the server.[/color]

The include statement is include()'ing the _output_ of
http://www.foo.com/includes.php, not the contents of the file.

To demonstrate thist point, load http://www.foo.com/includes.php in your
browser and look for your function definitions. Then load
http://www.foo.com/includes.txt. You'll see the difference.

hth

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[EMS]

Re: can't include 'http...foo.php ', but can include 'http...foo.txt '

On 19 Aug 2003 01:04:29 -0700, googlegroups@pa ul13.com (paul13) wrote:
[color=blue]
>This seems weird, but when I use the following code,
>
>include 'http://www.foo.com/includes.php';
>
>includedfuncti on();
>
>I am told that it is a call to an undefined function, but
>'includedfunct ion' is on the server.
>
>the following includes work fine, and the run the called function with
>no trouble:
>
>include 'http://www.foo.com/includes.phtml' ;
>include 'http://www.foo.com/includes.txt';
>[/color]
When you include it using a URL as above, the file is served from the
webserver which parses the php script as it has a php extension. With
the other extensions, the php code isn't parsed. Try looking at the
URL with a browser and you'll see what I mean.

Your include path should be a physical path to the file e.g:
include ('/usr/local/htdocs/includes/includes.php');
That way you can use a .php extension and nobody will see your source
code.

EMS

[paul13]

Re: can't include 'http...foo.php ', but can include 'http...foo.txt '

>[color=blue]
> Your include path should be a physical path to the file e.g:
> include ('/usr/local/htdocs/includes/includes.php');
> That way you can use a .php extension and nobody will see your source
> code.
>
> EMS[/color]

How do I use the physical location for a page on another machine?

'http://www.foo.com/usr/local/htdocs/includes/includes.php'

with whatever is the acurate physical location following the .com?

Paul

[Ian.H [dS]]

Re: can't include 'http...foo.php ', but can include'http... foo.txt'

On 1 Sep 2003 15:26:30 -0700 in
<message-id:768682d0.030 9011426.b832fec @posting.google .com>
googlegroups@pa ul13.com (paul13) wrote:
[color=blue]
> How do I use the physical location for a page on another machine?
>
> 'http://www.foo.com/usr/local/htdocs/includes/includes.php'
>
> with whatever is the acurate physical location following the .com?[/color]


You can't do this.. as HTTP requests are limited by the DirectoryRoot
(or any defined directory permissions).

If you need to include a remote file, change the extension from .php to
something that isn't parsed by the PHP module / interpreter (.inc is the
most common I think).



Regards,

Ian

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[BKDotCom]

Re: can't include 'http...foo.php ', but can include 'http...foo.txt '

googlegroups@pa ul13.com (paul13) wrote in message news:<768682d0. 0309011426.b832 fec@posting.goo gle.com>...[color=blue]
>
> How do I use the physical location for a page on another machine?
>
> 'http://www.foo.com/usr/local/htdocs/includes/includes.php'
>
> with whatever is the acurate physical location following the .com?
>
> Paul[/color]

I sure hope that URL is 404.

When you include a valid external URL you're including what that URL
outputs (should be obvious)? So pull up
'http://www.foo.com/includes.php' in your browser. View the source.
That's what you're including.
surely this is covered here:
http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php ?