storing db login info in include file removes _ from db name

[project3]

I have a cpanel db and it is in the form of user_dbname

so i have the db login info in a include file. $db = "user_dbname";

 

when i call $db from main script it removes right after user with no _dbname.

if I move $db = "user_dbname"; into the script it works just fine.

 

why is the _dbname being removed?

 

[project3]

I figured out its not pulling the info from the file? but I don't know why thats really odd.

[revraz]

Is the path to the include correct?

 

Do you have error reporting on so you can see an error if there is one?

[project3]

No errors and I have the file chmod to 666.

 

include file (db.php):

<?

$du = "project3boon";

?>

 

main file:

<?php

require 'inc/db.php';

 

echo $du;

 

And nothing outputs.

 

[revraz]

Where is inc folder, one below your main?

[project3]

yes. like this

 

inc folder

  inside otherfolder

          inside that folder is main.php

 

if i rename the inc file i get an error that it cant be found so i know its seeing it.

 

[revraz]

I've always used ( ) around mine, so try

 

require ('inc/db.php');

 

[PFMaBiSmAd]

Use a full opening php tag <?php in the include file. The code in it is not getting parsed on your server using the short open tag.