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using fopen to access a php file

 
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klamonte
post 4 Mar, 2008 - 08:28 AM
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Ok here we go,

My assignment is to create a php script that will calculate how may months old you are using years and months, as an added challenge if the result is over 500 months old then the screen will echo "you are old". This part of the script works fine.
My professor would also like the program to "call up another php program (hello.php) upon entering the sentinel value of 99999. My questions is that all of the documentation I have found refers to opening a txt file, so will php 'execute' another php file and actually return the result of that file?
I have attached the code for you to see, also the program is online at http://www.traugotts.com/tulane/months.php for you to run.


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post 4 Mar, 2008 - 09:35 AM
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you say, he said, "call up another php program (hello.php) upon entering the sentinel value of 99999"

call up another php program (hello.php)
why would this have to be using fopen?

if it nessary, use fopen to open, php.net, read the contents.

then eval it.
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post 4 Mar, 2008 - 07:40 PM
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QUOTE(klamonte @ 4 Mar, 2008 - 09:28 AM) *

I have found refers to opening a txt file, so will php 'execute' another php file and actually return the result of that file?

Since php executes on the server, it can open a file as long as it has the correct permission to. However, I would suggest this is a bad idea. If there is an unforseen bug in the code, it could render the changed php program as useless.
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Umm have i missed something? if it's on the same server, why can't you call include()?

He didn't mention anything about being on 2 different servers smile.gif.
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Umm have i missed something? if it's on the same server, why can't you call include()?

He didn't mention anything about being on 2 different servers smile.gif.

Or require once
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the way he said implied that he has to do it a certian way.
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