[SOLVED] include function

[websteve]

I am being told that php 5 has additional security when using the include function.. I ran some tests and found that I can only reference parameters that are in the same directory as the file that uses the include, but if I use absolute addressing, it doesn’t work.

 

Here's the code:

 

<?php include('logo.php'); ?>  This works

 

<?php include('http://long-island-real-estate-agency.com/HomesForSale/homes-frame.htm'); ?> This doesn't work

 

How can I use include to reference external URLs?

 

Thanks

 

- Steve

 

[chigley]

You can't. But if it's just the output you're after (i.e. the HTML code on that page, which you want on your page) use something like this:

 

<?php

$homesframe = file_get_contents("http://long-island-real-estate-agency.com/HomesForSale/homes-frame.htm");

echo $homesframe;

?>

[MadTechie]

Good advice from chigley

 

echo chigley

[wildteen88]

I am being told that php 5 has additional security when using the include function.. I ran some tests and found that I can only reference parameters that are in the same directory as the file that uses the include, but if I use absolute addressing, it doesn’t work.

 

Here's the code:

 

<?php include('logo.php'); ?>  This works

 

<?php include('http://long-island-real-estate-agency.com/HomesForSale/homes-frame.htm'); ?> This doesn't work

 

How can I use include to reference external URLs?

 

Thanks

 

- Steve

 

Your are correct that php5 comes with additional security. As of PHP5.2 php has included a new setting called allow_url_include. This setting by default is disabled and thus you can not use the latter include.

 

I would recommend chigley's suggestion for using file_get_contents.

[MadTechie]

Cool never knew that..

Thank for the info, wild

[websteve]

Cool! I will try file_get_contents(). That sounds like the way to go!

 

Thanks to all!

 

- Steve

[MadTechie]

please click solved bottom left

[wildteen88]

please click solved bottom left

Solved.