file_get_contents

PHP
1

hey guys

i am trying to include a php file. This contains some html and css. These print fine but the php within the file is ignored? :nono:

$template = file_get_contents(‘template.php’);

2

if you want the php code to be executed, use include

If you want to capture the output, wrap it in ob_start() and ob_get_clean()

3

$template = include(‘template.php’);

can the above code be assigned to the $template variable or is that wrong?

4

That would work.

See the docs.

5

i tried it and it now shows the php…however i noticed another thing, it makes it ignore another bit of code which is

$page = preg_replace(‘/#Content##/’, $content, $template);

when i leave it at $template = file_get_contents(‘template.php’); the preg_replace works but the PHP code doesnt and when i replace file_get_contents with include the PHP in the works but the content in preg replace doesnt show

is there a way to make them both show :frowning:

6

The way is not to mix two technologies.
If you want your template to be PHP code, do not place there such things like /#Content##/
But just substitute it with
<?php echo $content ?>

7

thanks :stuck_out_tongue:

8

Are you sure? $template would either include 1, or a value return()d from the included file, but not the contents of that file.