[SOLVED] Variable running when it shouldn't

[goocharlton]

I have my site index.php page with this code:

<?php 
$page_name = 'News';
$page_ID = 'news';
$heading = 'News';
$content = include ('news_items.php');
include ('template.php');
?>

 

When I run index.php the code runs through the list of variables then it runs the include ('template.php'); (this is the page that runs the site template, it asks for the variables above).

 

My problem is when index.php is run the $content variable's output displays before the include ('template.php'); is displayed but it is meant to run the include ('template.php'); and then call $content into the template.

 

What am I doing wrong?

[infid3l]

I have my site index.php page with this code:

<?php 
$page_name = 'News';
$page_ID = 'news';
$heading = 'News';
$content = include ('news_items.php');
include ('template.php');
?>

 

When I run index.php the code runs through the list of variables then it runs the include ('template.php'); (this is the page that runs the site template, it asks for the variables above).

 

My problem is when index.php is run the $content variable's output displays before the include ('template.php'); is displayed but it is meant to run the include ('template.php'); and then call $content into the template.

 

What am I doing wrong?

 

You can't assign include() to a variable (without getting a value like 1) if the included page doesn't literally return a value ( return "hi"; ). In which case, it will still include the page either way.

[goocharlton]

Hmm. Thanks infid3l but can you recommend any other way of doing what i am trying to achieve. I cannot use the method that you just mentioned because I also use news_items.php called from another file in the following way:

<?php
			if (${'left_column_' . $page_ID} == 0)
				echo "";
			else
				include_once ("left_column.php");
            ?>

 

..therefore I cannot change the news_items.php in anyway unless I can do it in a way that it can be called by the above code as well.

[jitesh]

include means a file contains with line of codes.

[goocharlton]

My 'news_items.php' file contains:

<div class="date">June 28, 2007</div>
<div class="info">Welcome to .......<br>text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text</div>

[goocharlton]

include means a file contains with line of codes.

 

Ok. So I must be using the wrong code then.

 

What code do I use to call the variable from another file.

[infid3l]

My 'news_items.php' file contains:

<div class="date">June 28, 2007</div>
<div class="info">Welcome to .......<br>text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text</div>

 

If news_items.php doesn't contain any PHP you can use $contents = file_get_contents("news_item.php"); and it will assign the contents of news_item.php to $contents.

 

edit: I still don't understand what you're trying to do really...

[jitesh]

The variables you have mention at top are accessible in inculded files in same page.

[goocharlton]

My 'news_items.php' file contains:

<div class="date">June 28, 2007</div>
<div class="info">Welcome to .......<br>text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text</div>

 

If news_items.php doesn't contain any PHP you can use $contents = file_get_contents("news_item.php"); and it will assign the contents of news_item.php to $contents.

 

edit: I still don't understand what you're trying to do really...

 

Cheers mate. Your my hero. Thats exactly what i was looking for.