[Mexochino]

Hello, I really need help with PHP. I am trying to use the include function on my html page. I heard the include() function is used alot so that I don't have to keep on making the same exact page over and over with just some content change. many sites use this to make a template with all the graphics and then end up putting the include() command where the content goes.

does anyone know the code and how to make the links? im in quite the pickle... please help

what i have so far is

<? php
include('content.php)
?>

I have this in my html code where my content is supposed to be, but for some reason it does not load the content.

This post has been edited by Mexochino: 04 September 2006 - 03:01 AM

[snoj]

You have it right expect for you're missing a ' and there should be a space between <? and php.

<?php
include('somefile.html');
?>

[BetaWar]

I am not sure if you have a tyo or not, but the include function (at least I believe) only works with .php or .txt files meaning that it won't work with a .html file.

[max302]

I understand what you are saying. Unlike ASP where you can just say to the engine "execute this file here", php is object oriented, so you have to make up a function to spit out stuff. Show us content.php and we'll be able to give you more help.

[snoj]

include, include_once, require, and require_once work on any file....even html. Basically what it does is bring that file and treats it as if the contents of the included file were part of the calling file.

Also, php isn't "object oriented", it's procedural, with OO styles of coding.

[max302]

hotsnoj, on 9 Sep, 2006 - 12:48 PM, said:

Also, php isn't "object oriented", it's procedural, with OO styles of coding.

Oops my bad, I guess that I'll read the wikipedia article on PHP.