Problem with file_get_contents

[Barrucadu]

Here is my code:

if(isset($_GET['page'])){
	$page = $_GET['page'];
}else{
	$page = 'main';
}

$contents = file_get_contents($page.'.php');

Atatched is a screenshot of what happens, anyone got any ideas? For some reason, only the first few lines of php in the files are being parsed.

 

[Dan]

You are showing the contents of the file, not actually running the script.

Use include() if that's what you're going to do. (Clean up $_GET['page'] to stop hacking attempts.)

 

[Barrucadu]

i'll try that

 

[Kate]

Yeah use include or require.
file_get_contents is good when you want to read a file into a variable like a template to send E-mail etc.

 

[Barrucadu]

The thing is, the code in the included file may redirect the user to another page, then again, it may not, so I cant include it where I want it to display, because that would make the header() redirect not work, and i cant include it at the top of the code because it would display in the wrong place.
I've found a soloution though, if I store the pages HTML contents in a variable, I can use a combination of include() and return() to do the job.

 

[iNod]

Alright.. file_get_contents.. Get the entire file.. So you need to echo it afterwards.. If that does not work.. I suggest giving file a try.

It looks like the PHP is not being noted as PHP and just printing the file contents.. Could be a number of reasons. Make sure you use " insted of ' and make sure you echo the contents.

I see you got it fixed..

- Steve

 

[Barrucadu]

I've found a better method:

<?php ob_start(); ?>
FIRST HALF OF HTML GOES HERE
<?php include 'page.php'; ?>
SECOND HALF OF HTML GOES HERE
<?php ob_get_flush(); ?>

ob_start() stores all the html in a buffer, but sends headers, and ob_get_flush sends all the html. Perfect for when my included file contains header()'s