why does this not work?

[PotatoBob]

Ok I am trying to use output buffering in templates to hide data instead of using echo with heredocs or quotes or any other form.

For somereason the output buffer is empty, heres an example

<?ob_start();?>
    <?=WC_VERSION?>
    <br />
<?
if ($Authentication->WebAuthenticate()) {
    echo ob_get_contents();
}
ob_end_clean();

[Dan Grossman]

if ($Authentication->WebAuthenticate()) {

Are you sure this condition is passing?

[clamcrusher]

i can think of 2 possibilities.

1) view your html source, and you will see the <br />. WC_VERSION could be an empty value.
2) $Authentication->WebAuthenticate() returns false, which causes your output of the buffer to fail.

[PotatoBob]

1:those are filled
2: yes it returns true

[clamcrusher]

AH!

you are echo'ing back into the output buffer, and then destroying the buffer with ob_end_clean(); store the buffer into a variable for output after buffering is stopped.

[PotatoBob]

wow silly me
thanks man, I did not even catch that and I spent so much time wondering why this didnt work