[SOLVED] Dynamic requirement of include file?

[YourNameHere]

I need to require() in a file but also need the url to be dynamic.

This is what I have tried.

 

$classfunction = $race . '-functions.php';
require($classfunction);
$race = 'human';

 

is this simply not possible with the require function?

[Alex]

Of course that's possible. Maybe the problem with the code is that you're defining $race after it's used in the file's name?

[YourNameHere]

I dumped my POST data and it shows that the $_POST['race'] is being populated.

after echoing $race, it echos "Human"

I dont think that is the issue.

but when I echo $classfunction it says "-functions.php"

[Alex]

Post your code, we can't help without seeing what you're doing wrong.

[YourNameHere]

session_start();
require('../config.php');
$classfunction = $race . '-functions.php';
//require($classfunction);
$con = mysql_connect($server, $db_user, $db_pass);
mysql_select_db($db); 
// Insert into chars
$sql = "Insert Into 'chars' (cname, class, owner, race) values ('$name', '$class', '$player', '$race')";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
//Insert into CharStats
$sql = "Insert Into 'charStats' (cname, dex, str, wis, int, con, cha, dexMod, strMod, wisMod, intMod, conMod, chaMod, ac, will, fort, ref, hp, speed, perception, init )
values ('$name', '$dex', '$str', '$wis', '$int', '$con', '$cha', '$dexMod', '$strMod', '$wisMod', '$intMod' '$conMod', '$chaMod', '$ac', '$will', '$fort', '$ref', '$hp', '$speed', '$perception', '$dexMod')";
// Set Variables
$race= $_POST['race'];

[Alex]

As I said before $race isn't defined before you use it. Do you mean:

 

$classfunction = $_POST['race'] . '-functions.php';

?

 

Edit, just move your defining of $race to above where you're using it..

[trq]

$race is defined anywhere in that code.

[YourNameHere]

Yes Thorpe, I saw that I posted the wrong one and fixed it sorry.

 

It worked when I did it your way but I thought that you could define something anywhere in your code and use it anywhere as opposed to the way javascript does it where you have to define THEN use. I cant remember where I was tought that.

[YourNameHere]

Either way, Thanks for your help. It's solved.