Include File.php?id=something using the include() function

[Amezis 0]

Well, I am making a full CMS system for my site, and want to make the index.php file to include the view.php?id=1 file. I tried with this code, but it didn't work:

<?php include 'view.php?id=1' ?>

This is the error I get:

Warning: main(view.php?id=1) [function.main]: failed to open stream: Invalid argument in C:\server\xampp\htdocs\test\index.php on line 1Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening 'view.php?id=1' for inclusion (include_path='.;C:\server\xampp\php\pear\') in C:\server\xampp\htdocs\test\index.php on line 1

So what can I do?

[jlhaslip 4]

Start by using the function in the correct form.
The brackets are required for Include functions to define the target of the file to 'Include'.

<?php include('header.html') ?>

[electriic ink 1]

Actually, include "bla.php"; is a perfectly good way of including a file.

 

Here's how to fix the problem:

First Open view.php

 

Find:

 

if ($_REQUEST["id"] == "1")

And change it to:

 

if ($view_var == 1)

Secondly open index.php

 

Find:

 

include 'view.php?id=1';  

And above that add

 

$view_var = 1;

And that's it

 

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The reason why it doesn't work is because php looks for the file view.php?id=1 on the filesystem not view.php.

[Amezis 0]

cmatcmextra, I don't have if ($_REQUEST["id"] == "1") in view.php. This is what I have:

$id = $_REQUEST['id'];

[jlhaslip 4]

<?php include 'header.html' ?>

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Well, I'll be darned... it does so work. Thanks for the lesson. Syntax can be so picky about these things sometimes, it was something that I thought might help.

[Tyssen 0]

This is the error I get:

Warning: main(view.php?id=1) [function.main]: failed to open stream: Invalid argument in C:\server\xampp\htdocs\test\index.php on line 1

 

What's on line 1 of index.php?

[electriic ink 1]

Okay then, in view.php change:

$id = $_REQUEST['id'];

To:

$id = $view_var;

And also, I forgot to add in the last post.

Change this in index.php:

include 'view.php?id=1'

To:

include 'view.php';

And making the changes shown in my last post in this topic, your problem should be fixed.

edit: fixed typos
Edited January 30, 2006 by cmatcmextra (see edit history)

[Amezis 0]

Thanks! It works now

[Spectre 0]

Just to avoid future problems, I would recommend changing:

 

$id = $_REQUEST['id'];

To somethingl ike:

 

$id = isset($_REQUEST['id']) ? $_REQUEST['id'] : isset($view_var) ? $view_var : 0;

.

 

Changing to just '$id = $view_var;' means it won't work if someone actually accesses view.php directly. Whether or not that's going to happen in your particular circumstance I don't know, but I like to try to avoid potential problems wherever possible.

[michaelper22 0]

Ooooh, pick me! try this:

<? include("http://yoursite.trap17.com/view.php?id=1"); ?>

I saw in a tutorial somewhere not to do that while including a file on the serverr, because it would produce the output that would be sent to the browser if the user would request it manually. Give it a try.

[Spectre 0]

Hmm, whilst that would work (provided no variables require global usage etc), I wouldn't recommend it. It basically requests the file from the server, which a) consumes bandwidth, is simply a poor coding practice, and c) severly limits the script's functionality and capability.

[michaelper22 0]

Hmm, whilst that would work (provided no variables require global usage etc), I wouldn't recommend it. It basically requests the file from the server, which a) consumes bandwidth, is simply a poor coding practice, and c) severly limits the script's functionality and capability.

 

Yeah, but it accomplishes what [i forgot his name who started this topic] wanted to do, passing a variable to the other script through a quertstring variable.

[silentwind 0]

Isn't the correct use of include isinclude("filename.php"); ?I allways get error when using include with parameter like :include("filename.php?get=1");Because php read that as open a 'filename.php?get=1' file that you dont have. But you only have 'filename.php'

[ivenms 0]

Why you are trying to access include file with get variable. Include method fetches the full code of the file you are trying to access without its execution. Then the place where include function is implemented is replaced with the code fetched from the file. Only after that, PHP Parser executes the file. So it is meaningless to use variables on include files.

[tokyosama 0]

Can someone help me I'm also trying to get php include using php?id=

<?php include("myspace.php?id=108001502"); ?>

here a code i used on my myspace.php

<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=<?php echo $_GET["id"]; ?>"  width="593" height="465"><param name="movie" value="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=<?php echo $_GET["id"]; ?>" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="scale" value="noorder" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never" /><param name="allownetworking" value="internal" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object>

Error Message

Warning: include(myspace.php?id=108001502) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/web/domains/website.com/public_html/video/index.php on line 56Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening 'myspace.php?id=108001502' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/web/domains/website.com/public_html/video/index.php on line 56

Edited December 24, 2011 by tokyosama (see edit history)