[SOLVED] why don' t the constants echo?

[dsaba]

very odd situation that's happening

where the constants do NOT echo out after I define them

 

sampleconstants.php:

<?php
define('Submit_a_video_file', 'Submit a Video File', true);
define('Game_Information', 'Game Information', true);
define('Divx_Movies', 'Divx Movies', true);
define('English_', 'English', true);
define('Hello_', 'Hello this should display', true);
echo "the page was successfully included";

?>

 

testecho.php:

<?php
include 'http://remoteaddress/sampleconstants.php';

echo '<b>'.Submit_a_Video_file.'</b><br>';
echo Game_Information.'<br>';
echo '<b>'.Divx_Movies.'</b><br>';
echo English_.':<br><br>';

echo Hello_.'<br>';
?>

 

quite simply the output is "Hello_" instead of "Hello more text..." but it does echo "page was successfully included"

 

however when I do this and define the constants in the same page instead of including

it works perfectly:

<?php
//include 'http://p2mcity.freehostia.com/sampleconstants.php';
define('Submit_a_video_file', 'Submit a Video File', true);
define('Game_Information', 'Game Information', true);
define('Divx_Movies', 'Divx Movies', true);
define('English_', 'English', true);
define('Hello_', 'Hello this should display', true);



echo '<b>'.Submit_a_Video_file.'</b><br>';
echo Game_Information.'<br>';
echo '<b>'.Divx_Movies.'</b><br>';
echo English_.':<br><br>';

echo Hello_.'<br>';
?>

 

 

so whats stumps me is that it is the SAME code in the include page that I use all in one page, yet it doesn't work then???

whats going on?

 

-thanks

[Glyde]

You can NOT include files over a remote connection.  All that will do is include the output of the PHP file, not the PHP source itself.  You'll need to get the file stored locally on the server, then you can include it and use it without a problem.

[dsaba]

one cookie for glyde! woo hoo

thanks