[gakattack]

So I have a script that starts off like this:
<?php
print 'test1';
require ('somefile.php');
print 'test2';

somefile.php starts off like this:
<?php
print 'test3'


When I run the main file, the output is 'test1'.... and the rest of the page is blank... Any ideas why? It worked before on the server, and my scripts also work on my localhost machine running the same version of php as the server...

I copied an old copy of the site onto the server, and it doesn't work either. It looks like a server problem. Anyone know the cause?

it's a linux server and the permissions on the files have been set

[ghqwerty]

well i dont know if linux will make a differance but either make it

print ("test 1");
OR
echo "test 1"

also try using double quotes, ", for the require

[CTphpnwb]

Is there a:
?>
ending somefile.php?

[Moonbat]

According to what you posted, this line (print 'test3') in somefile.php doesn't have a semicolon at the end.

You should copy/paste your full code (no passwords or anything ) instead of typing it manually here, so we can test it and see exactly what's wrong.

[gakattack]

CTphpnwb, on 4 Nov, 2008 - 10:08 AM, said:

Is there a:
?>
ending somefile.php?

There is a ?> at the end . The backup of the website that worked before I started working on it also worked before, now it doesn't.

I'm trying the double quotes at the moment.

Moonbat, on 4 Nov, 2008 - 10:14 AM, said:

According to what you posted, this line (print 'test3') in somefile.php doesn't have a semicolon at the end.

You should copy/paste your full code (no passwords or anything ) instead of typing it manually here, so we can test it and see exactly what's wrong.

i forgot a semi-colon in that example. the code has numerous include statements ..it'd be a big post

[gakattack]

the double quote thing didn't work

[CTphpnwb]

Keep it simple. Does this work? It works for me:

File1:

<?php
print 'test1';
require ('somefile.php');
print 'test2';
?>

somefile.php:

<?php
print 'test3';
?>

I just noticed that you're missing a ; at then end of print 'test3'

This post has been edited by CTphpnwb: 04 November 2008 - 12:46 PM

[gakattack]

CTphpnwb, on 4 Nov, 2008 - 11:44 AM, said:

Keep it simple. Does this work? It works for me:

File1:

<?php
print 'test1';
require ('somefile.php');
print 'test2';
?>

somefile.php:

<?php
print 'test3';
?>

I just noticed that you're missing a ; at then end of print 'test3'

that works, but the code on the webpages doesn't. it only does if i comment out all the require statements or make them include statements..I kinda need those in though. i could post the code, but it will be many many pages long

[CTphpnwb]

Are you sure the filenames match? If include works but require doesn't, does include produce: "test1test3test2" or just "test1test2"? If it doesn't show test3, then I suspect a file name or path mismatch.

[Hary]

Probably a file error, but the php errors are suppressed. try increasing the php error level, or look in the log file what's wrong. this really sounds like a die() after an error...

[gakattack]

Hary, on 4 Nov, 2008 - 12:02 PM, said:

Probably a file error, but the php errors are suppressed. try increasing the php error level, or look in the log file what's wrong. this really sounds like a die() after an error...

i'll try looking in the log. and my test program does produce "test1test3test2".

gakattack, on 4 Nov, 2008 - 12:10 PM, said:

Hary, on 4 Nov, 2008 - 12:02 PM, said:

Probably a file error, but the php errors are suppressed. try increasing the php error level, or look in the log file what's wrong. this really sounds like a die() after an error...

i'll try looking in the log. and my test program does produce "test1test3test2".

error logging is disabled on the server....hm..

[gakattack]

I found the error log!

So here's one error:
[Tue Nov 04 10:42:03 2008] [error] [client 192.168.5.129] PHP Fatal error: require() [<a href='function.require'>function.require</a>]: Failed opening required 'DIR_WS_INCLUDESheader.php'

the thing is, DIR_WS_INCLUDES is defined as....
define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
This path is correct, it just doesn't process as 'includes/'?

another error is:

[Tue Nov 04 10:43:00 2008] [error] [client 192.168.5.129] PHP Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 262144 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 24576 bytes) in /export/home/opt/xampp/htdocs/oscom/includes/application_top.php on line 52



hm..

[gakattack]

so now it's just the memory problem showing up in the error log..

[Hary]

Try to increase the mem limit in php.ini, 256k per php file is very little (or try to decrease the memory footprint (which is very hard to get under 256k for a large site)

[gakattack]

Hary, on 4 Nov, 2008 - 01:51 PM, said:

Try to increase the mem limit in php.ini, 256k per php file is very little (or try to decrease the memory footprint (which is very hard to get under 256k for a large site)

Thanks Hary and everyone else, that should fix it. If not I'm sure I'll be continuing this thread ..