[SOLVED] hide the contents of file_get_contents();

[bftwofreak]

Like I posted earlier, I'm working on a script to display my member's halo 3 stats. I've currently accessed the file, but I'm trying to hide the contents of the file. This is what I'm currently using:

<?php

if (!defined('MODULE_FILE')) {
   die('You can\'t access this file directly...');
}

define('INDEX_FILE', true);

$module_name = basename(dirname(__FILE__));



$text = 'test...';

if (isset($_REQUEST['player'])) {
$url = 'http://www.bungie.net/stats/Halo3/default.aspx?player=' . $_REQUEST['player'];
$file = '<div style="visibility:hidden;">';
$file = file_get_contents($url);
$file .= '</div>';
$body = $text;
} else {
$url = 'tag.html';
$file = file_get_contents(NUKE_MODULES_DIR . $module_name . '/' . $url);
$body = '';
}

include('header.php');
OpenTable();

echo $file;

echo $body;

CloseTable();
include('footer.php');

?>

 

Is there an easier way to hide the text or another way because this isn't working.

[ratcateme]

why do you need to hide the file? it looks unnecessary in the example you posted

 

Scott.

[ratcateme]

the code you posted will fail because this line

$file = file_get_contents($url);

will overwrite $file change it to

$file .= file_get_contents($url);

to keep the div that hides it

 

Scott.

[bftwofreak]

Technically the code is unfinished. I'm going to add a javascript file in to "screen scrape" the contents from the bungie stats page, but I don't want my users to actually see the bungie page contents itself.

[bftwofreak]

and yes I know that, I was testing it without the <div> tags around it.

[ratcateme]

it is more of a html question then but i think you are using the best method

 

Scott.

[bftwofreak]

oh ok. I get it now.. ha. the <div style="visibiliity: hidden;"> was overwritten by the get_file_contents(); command. got it. whoops... the only issue now is that it leaves this giant blank space where the page contents were... any way to get rid of that space?

[ratcateme]

i don't know you could save the text into a javascript var and then replace it with "" again not a php question more a html question

 

Scott.

[bftwofreak]

lol sorry. It technically related to php so I posted it here, plus I didn't feel like waiting til next week while there's no one in the html forum, but I'll attempt it and if it doesn't work, I'll repost in the html or javascript forum. Thanks for the fix though.