PHP Include

[tims15]

Is there a way I can have a php include which pulls up a file from another website? If so, what do the file permissions need to be?

[phpmyborder]

try somthing like this


include ('http://no2.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php');

[tims15]

What file permissions should the file being included be?

[LiLcRaZyFuZzY]

what do you mean by 'file permission' ?
you don't need any permission for include, the only argument is the path

see http://www.php.net/include/#AEN5177

[tims15]

Like read, write or execute (755, 644 etc)

[LiLcRaZyFuZzY]

you don't need them when you use include() (http://php.net/include), but only when you use functions like fopen() (http://php.net/fopen)

[tims15]

Mmm...


I have put

<?php include "http://www.bigwowwebhosting.com/include.php" ?>

on another site, however it won't load the file or even change the code (ie, if you view source it just says the above. What am i doing wrong?

[NogDog]

1. Does the host on which the calling file resides support PHP?

2. If so, did you name that file with a .php extension?

[LiLcRaZyFuZzY]

is allow_url_fopen enabled?
see the warning box on this page : http://www.php.net/include/

[scojo1]

<?php include "http://www.bigwowwebhosting.com/include.php" ?>


well, you're missing a ';' at the end of your line, but to echo NogDog if you see everything in between <?php and ?> make sure you have php enabled?

[LiLcRaZyFuZzY]

the semi-colon is not required if you only have one statement, as it is a statement delimiter

[tims15]

is allow_url_fopen enabled?
see the warning box on this page : http://www.php.net/include/

How do I make sure allow_url_fopen is enabled? Is it in the php.ini?

[LiLcRaZyFuZzY]

yes it is in the php.ini

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
; Fopen wrappers ;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

; Whether to allow the treatment of URLs (like http:// or ftp://) as files.
allow_url_fopen = On

[tims15]

Err... I don't have that command in there, nor do I have an Fopen wrappers section.

[LiLcRaZyFuZzY]

what version of PHP?

[tims15]

Its PHP version 4.4.1

[LiLcRaZyFuZzY]

is it on local or on a remote server?

[tims15]

Its on a local server ;)

[LiLcRaZyFuZzY]

dunno, reinstall it, get a new one, it should be set to on and present since 4.3.x