how to include the results of another php file

[Idefix99]

Hi,

 

To start I am quite new to PHP, so this will probably be a question from the 'noob' level.

 

I would like to combine two php files. The first php file post a certain message. The second file retrieves something from a database what I want to include in the message. I found a suggestion somewhere to use ob_start().

 

$post_message = 'message';

I put the standardized text between the quotes. Obiviously the code below doesn't work, but I don't know how to fix this.

 

ob_start();

include 'otherfile.php';

$result = ob_get_clean();


$post_message = 'message + $result'; 

Does someone know how I can include the result from the second php file into the message?

 

Thanks in advance!

[Ch0cu3r]

Variables are not expanded within single quotes. Use double quotes or concatenate $result. Examples

$post_message = "message $result";  // double quotes

// OR

$post_message = 'message' . $result;  // concatenate

[Idefix99]

Thank you so much for the quick reply! I tried both methods and they both work perfectly.