Can I put an include file somewhere

[Z.O.D]

Can I put an include file somewhere so my php block can grab data from it?

[JPDeni]

Yes. You should probably put it in your Sources directory, which will allow you to use something like

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include "file.inc";


The Sources directory is the current directory when a block is evaluated. If you don't want it to be in that directory, you either will need to use the whole path (not URL!) to the file or use a path that is relative to the Sources directory.

[Z.O.D]

Awesome, can I use an absolute path?

This is what I put before the doc type right

<?php
include('/home/content/mysite/html/locationtofile/blahblah.php')
?>

Oh, okay, you mean put my file in the sources directory and use a relative path, gotchya ..Thanks for that! Ill give it a try.

[JPDeni]

Don't use the

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<?php


and

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?>


The code in a php block is executed by way of an "eval" function, so you don't use those like you would in a separate file.

[Z.O.D]

So I don't use any php tags in all of my code? Im getting an error unexpected <

Im getting this error now

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<' in /home/content/mysite/html/forum/Sources/Load.php(1967) : eval()'d code(48) : eval()'d code on line 3

[Z.O.D]

Is it stricly php only? cant I have html in there as well?

[JPDeni]

You can have html, but don't put the tags at the beginning or the end. You can have them in the middle as you would for a regular file.

If you can't figure it out, post your full code (use code tags -- the # button on the reply screen) and I'll see if I can help you with it.

[Z.O.D]

that'd be awesome if you could help me please ..THanks so much for your help!

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include "_ott_header.php";

<center><br />
<font color="#FFFF00" size="4">Bock<br /><br />
~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />
<font color="#66CC00" size="4"><b><i><center> BlockCR($dbPre, $dbPre2, $conn, $conn2);<br />( BlockCRDTG($dbPre, $dbPre2, $conn, $conn2);  to go!)</center></i></b></font><br />
~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />
Next 5</font><br /><br />
<font color="#cccccc" size="3"> BlockNF($dbPre, $dbPre2, $conn, $conn2); </font>
</center>



[JPDeni]

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include "_ott_header.php";
?>

<center><br />
   <font color="#FFFF00" size="4">Bock<br /><br />
   ~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />
   <font color="#66CC00" size="4"><b><i><center> BlockCR($dbPre, $dbPre2, $conn, $conn2);<br />( BlockCRDTG($dbPre, $dbPre2, $conn, $conn2);  to go!)</center></i></b></font><br />
   ~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />
   Next 5</font><br /><br />
   <font color="#cccccc" size="3"> BlockNF($dbPre, $dbPre2, $conn, $conn2); </font>
</center>
<?php



I'm not sure what the BlockCR thing is. Is that a javascript? Or, in the original code are there more times that <?php and ?> are used that you took out? If there are, this won't work. Post the whole original code.

[Z.O.D]

Yeah sorry, I thought you said to take that stuff out..I gave the modified code from my block, heres the original

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include "_ott_header.php";
<center><br />
<font color="#FFFF00" size="4">Block<br /><br />
~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />
<font color="#66CC00" size="4"><b><i><center><?php BlockCR($dbPre, $dbPre2, $conn, $conn2); ?><br />(<?php BlockCRDTG($dbPre, $dbPre2, $conn, $conn2); ?> to go!)</center></i></b></font><br />
~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />
Next 5</font><br /><br />
<font color="#cccccc" size="3"><?php BNF($dbPre, $dbPre2, $conn, $conn2); ?></font>
</center>