Include help

[st0rmer]

I am including a php file into a webpage, but the problem i am having is i want to put a limit to the number of characters before it says 'read more'

 

Its an article for my site, and it'll be on my homepage so i want it to be a certain length only before it gives the 'read more' link to the full articles

 

Does anyone know how i can set a limit to the length of the articles before it gives the read more link

 

Thanks (BTW, i am no expert in PHP, i just started it two weeks ago)

[Orio]

The easiest way is by using substr():

 

<?php

function cut_text($text, $length)
{
$real_len = strlen($text);
$length = ($length <= $len) ? $length : $len;
return substr($text, 0, $length)."... <a href=...>Read More!</a>";
}

?>

 

Orio.

[jd2007]

pls post code...i'll help u...

[st0rmer]

Heres the code:

 

<?
include('header.php');
include('variables.php');
echo $pagetitle;
echo $home;
include('header2.php');
?>
<!-- End Header 2 -->

<div class="containerbody">
<div id="subpanel">Latest</div>

<?
include ('hosting/article_name.php');
?>

<!-- End Mid Section-->

<?
include('navigation_footer.php');
?>

 

and its the hosting/article_name.php file i want to limit

 

@ Orio, how would i adapt that code with this?

[trq]

You can't limit an include, you can however limit text using substr. Replace your call to include with....

 

echo substr(get_file_contents('hosting/article_name.php'),0,200); // change 200 to the length you wish.

[st0rmer]

I have tried that thorpe, but i get this error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function get_file_contents() in /home/myaccount/public_html/index.php on line 14

[trq]

Then you'll need to use fread.