include a file in str_replace?

[michaellunsford]

I've been using str_replace to include html files with file_get_contents(). Well, now the challenge is to [color=green]include[/color] a PHP file.

[code]<?php
echo str_replace($string,"|contact_form|",file_get_contents("contact_form.html"));
?>[/code]

if I use file_get_contents(), it just displays the raw PHP script. If I eval() it, I get errors (unexpected '$' on line 1 -- but there is no $ on line 1?)

[Carterhost]

You could use include?
[code] <?php
include ("footer.php");
?>
[/code]

[michaellunsford]

can't use include inside str_replace. "include" is treated as a variable instead of a command.

[Carterhost]

Eek, Should have engaged brain first!

Apologies.

[Jessica]

Can you post the content of the file you're trying to include? You'll need to use eval() on it, but since that's putting out an error, let's see the code.

[michaellunsford]

Finally managed to figure it out.

The destination PHP file was including another file that generated a cookie. Seems that eval() doesn't know how to say "headers already sent," so I guess it gave me that weird "unexpected '$' on line 1" error ???