only load if page was accessed via another page

[joecooper]

i have a number of php files that are includes via index.php. and i dont want them to be run directly.

 

how can i do this?

[tinker]

someone else might have a better suggestion, but all my includes just contain functions which need calling (except a few with vars in).

 

You could set a global variable in index.php, then each include has an initial section than checks for this variable being set, if not do a redirect with header()

[joecooper]

eg like this?:

 

index.php:

$loaded="yes";

 

register.php:

if($loaded=="yes"){

site stuff

}else{

die("Cannot be directly accessed");

}

 

 

[marklarah]

Or use a session

[marklarah]

Ye, because otherwise other people could access it your way, and again. just make sure you kill the variable.

[tinker]

not sure how marklarah means. It looks good to me, I personally use:

if(strcmp($loaded, "yes")==0)

And i'd also do a redirect even if it's to your 404, but why not to the index and bemuse em, let em think they got the upper...

[trq]

<?php

  if (basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']) == __FILE__) {
    die("Cannot access file directly");
  }

?>

[joecooper]

well i have a index page, and sections eg: index.php?section=register

 

where that will include the register.php when called. but dont want register.php called directly. only when included via index.php

[phpSensei]

Session would be the easiest way.

[trq]

Session would be the easiest way.

 

Yeah, mine is so difficult to implement.

[phpSensei]

Session would be the easiest way.

 

Yeah, mine is so difficult to implement.

 

Oh, i didn't see yours lol.

 

Thorpe's way is the best way. sheesh...

 

 

 

 

 

edit: Thorpe's way, or no way/