Two files, one variable

[elefant]

Hi.

 

Let's say, hypothetically... You make a header script. In this header you make the page title for the hypertext a variable.

<title><?=$page_title?></title>
I've also tried, echo with " and ' and also ended the declaration properly with ; in many of the ways I've attempted to get this to work

 

Now, in a seperate file, let's say it is just some random page on your website, you...

<? $page_title = "This is my page"; 
include_once('header.php'); ?>

 

This application works wonderfully... If, that is, the header and random webpage are located in the same directory... But, at least to me, this nearly defeats the whole purpose. Sure, it is easier to edit one header, possibly linking to 50 files per directory, but isn't it easier to edit one header in total?

 

My question is, and I know this can be done as massive software like phpBB/SMF use only one header, how in the world can I get a variable to pass from one file to another when one of the files is in a completely different directory stack?? (And yes, I am aware that you can ('http://website/dir1/dir2/file.php') call a file in that manner but even this fails to translate variables located in a different stack, at least how I'm doing them now).

[adam291086]

ok i think i know what you want. In your include part you just set up the directory.

 

../ = route

 

So if you make a file call php, which stores all you php file you will include in like

 

include_once('../phpfolder/header.php')

 

I think that is correct if not remove the ../ and just and phpfolder

[elefant]

Thanks but that does not help.

 

I've tried that.

The situation is this -

Scenario a)

root/dir1/dir2/file where variable is defined

In the same dir the file using the variable is used

When this is the arrangement the variable is passed.

 

Scenario b)

root/dir1/dir2/file where the variable is defined

root/dir3/dir4/file where the variable is used

With this arrangement the variable fails to translate.

 

It does not matter what I do when calling header, if it's not in the same directory stack it simply doesn't translate. It could be any of the following

./dir3/dir4/file = fail

../../file = fail

http://propersubdomain.site.com/scripts/file = the page loads but no variable translation in sight

http://site.com/subdomainasfolder/scripts/file = see above