parsing a php file and then grabbing it's contents

[envexlabs]

Hello,

 

I have a modal window that appears, but it will only accept html files. No big deal, so i thought.

 

Is it possible to write a function that will render out a php file behind the scenes and grab all it's contents.

 

ie.

 

script.php

<?php echo 'This Works';

 

If i were to use fopen or get_file_contents nothing would show up.

 

I would like php to do it's magic and return "This Works".

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks,

envex (matt)

[The Little Guy]

Like this: http://beta.phpsnips.com/snippet.php?id=21 (read_file.php)

[envexlabs]

Hey,

 

Nope, that doesn't seem to work.

 

Thanks though. Looks like i may have to use xhr or a json request :S

[laffin]

check to see if yer php/apache installation suppoerts path info

 

if it does just call the page as

http://site.com/script.php/output.html

 

 

[keeB]

What you're looking for is eval.

 

http://us3.php.net/eval

[laffin]

how would eval help when the file doesnt have the extension of php, but html?

 

[keeB]

Read the file using fopen (http://php.net/fopen) and fread(http://php.net/fread) in to $file_str, and... eval($file_str)

[envexlabs]

What you're looking for is eval.

 

http://us3.php.net/eval

 

I don't think it's working, i'm getting:

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<' in /nfs/c03/h04/mnt/57152/domains/wheresyourstore.com/html/test.php(5) : eval()'d code on line 1

 

The file i'm referencing is reference.php

 

my modal window will grab reference.php, but it won't parse any of the php because of the way it deals with javascript loading the content.

[soak]

The server should be dealing with php parsing. Try viewing reference.php directly in your browser. Is possible it has a syntax error.

[keeB]

Well, shit.

 

I was expecting the PHP file you uploaded to be purely php. In this case it has a mix of both?

[envexlabs]

Well, shit.

 

I was expecting the PHP file you uploaded to be purely php. In this case it has a mix of both?

 

Yeah, sorry it's been a long day of back and forth. The old brain is a bit fried.

 

The reference file has no syntax errors, when i view it by itself it renders everything fine.

 

This stupid modal box is causing a major headache, and of course it's on a friday

[envexlabs]

monday morning bump.

 

Anyone?

[keeB]

I suppose you should use http://php.net/include

 

Makes sense doesn't it?

[laffin]

I wud check 1 of two things

 

1) if u have path_info enabled (Apache web server only)

 

or

 

2) read up on .htaccess and redirect the .html type extension to the php file.

 

this way it bypasses yer modal box wors