Re: require() problem

Actually, that was my bad. The script reads the first time the variable ok (i guess switching from require to include since i'm using php4). But there's a second time that script is called in sequence and the variable is gone, that's why i'm getting that error. Thanks for replying though, now i know to use include when i need variables. :) -- André Fadel fadel@fee.unicamp.br Hoje E Sempre GUARANI! On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Remco Chang wrote: > straight off the book "professional php programming": > > "<snip> Since the require statement is replaced with the contents of the > named file at compile time, it is not strictly speaking valid to use > require with a variable - the value of which cannot e known at compile > time. current versions of php4 effectively replace require with iclude > when used in this way, but it would be unwise to assume that this behavior > will remain the subsequent versions" > > hope this helps. :) > > ----------- > remco chang > bountyquest.com > > On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Andre Fadel wrote: > > > I was just wondering if require will take variables instead of file > > names. I have this on my script: > > require($configfile); > > > > But I'm getting a error like this: > > Fatal error: Failed opening required 'config.inc.php3' > > (include_path='') > > > > Although the $configfile variable does not contain that, if i tell it to > > print $configfile right before the require statement, i get something > > different (the right stuff!!). > > > > So, what's the deal with that? What could be wrong? > > Thanks a lot! > > > > -- > > André Fadel > > fadel@fee.unicamp.br > > Hoje E Sempre GUARANI! > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > >