#44406 [Fbk]: Problem with use of 'require' or 'include'

ID: 44406 Updated by: jani@php.net Reported By: dennis at studiomagenta dot co dot th Status: Feedback Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Linux Apache 1.3.41 PHP Version: 5.2.5 New Comment: Note: In _both_ files! Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-03-11 21:32:35] jani@php.net Try removing the trailing ?> (it's optional anyway..) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-03-11 11:35:44] dennis at studiomagenta dot co dot th Description: ------------ After including a 'require' statement in my PHP script I found that an echoed output of variables in the same script inserted an unwanted and unexpected space character (%20) before the first variable name. I found the same problem when using 'include' instead of 'require'. The included PHP script is located in the root of the web server, not in the public area. This space character effectively corrupted the name of the variable which caused it not to be recognised by my receiving Flash program. Output before including the 'require' statement: reply=valid user&company_name=ABC Output after including the 'require' statement: %20reply=valid user&company_name=ABC Reproduce code: --------------- <?php require '../../userpass.php'; echo "reply=valid user&company_name=ABC"; ?> And the sample code for the required file userpass.php: <?php $mySQLdatabase = 'some_database'; $mySQLusername = 'some_login'; $mySQLpassword = 'some_password'; ?> Expected result: ---------------- reply=valid user&company_name=ABC Actual result: -------------- %20reply=valid user&company_name=ABC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=44406&edit=1