RE: [PHP] How Do I Return Values Across Servers

Issue you have is that if it is on another server you must you a http etc transport to get it!! Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) Open Platform Consulting e-mail: tim@hitcho.com.au > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Arbuckle, Jr. [mailto:bill@wingshooter.net] > Sent: Thursday, 9 January 2003 9:38 AM > To: Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO); php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] How Do I Return Values Across Servers > > > Yes, I want to get a value from a script on Server A that > runs against a database on Server A, returning that value to > a script variable on Server B. > > I read the manual but must have missed something. This is > what *seemed* as if it should work: > > Server A (containing functions and database) > qotd.php > > <?php > requireonce('miscfuncs.php'); > $qotd= qotd(); > ?> > > ** qotd()is a f(x) in miscfuncs.php > > ============================= > Server B > test.php > > ... HTML stuff > > <?php > include 'http://www.servera.com/qotd.php'; > echo $qotd . "\n<br>\n"; > ?> > > ... More HTML stuff > > With this setup I get the following error: Warning: Failed > opening 'http://www.servera.com/qotd.php' for > inclusion > (include_path='.;c:\php4\pear') in > c:\webdev\kids\homebody.inc on line 27 > > Any ideas? I know that I am missing something here. > > Thanks, > > Bill > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) [mailto:phplists@hitcho.com.au] > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 4:45 PM > To: 'Bill Arbuckle, Jr.'; php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] How Do I Return Values Across Servers > > > If I understand you want to be able to get a value from a > script on another server. > > Well I would suggest a really each way would be to do have > the calling server call a script on the supplying server > using include(); which is supported but please see this page > regarding URL fopen wrappers: > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php Requests for includes and on the supplying server simply output the value like: <?php $answer = 'no'; ?> If you do it this way it will be simply included and be available as a variable instantly. (**subject to security issues and speed) Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) Open Platform Consulting e-mail: tim@hitcho.com.au > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Arbuckle, Jr. [mailto:bill@wingshooter.net] > Sent: Thursday, 9 January 2003 8:17 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] How Do I Return Values Across Servers > > > This may be a no-brainer for everyone but me but ... I have several > php scripts residing on a web site on Server A. In a library file on > Server A are misc. functions, some of which query an underlying > database and return a text string as the result. On another web site > on Server B I would like to call these functions to get the result > without reinventing the wheel so to speak. So my question is ... How > can I call a function that returns a text string from Server A in a > script requiring that text during the processing of a web page on > Server B ... all in php? Thanks in advance. > > Bill > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php