RE: [PHP-GENERAL] Parse errors with includes and/or prepends/appends PROPOSAL

This changed from PHP3 to PHP4 and is no longer allowed. This is unfortunate because I was doing the same thing you are, which is a fairly elegant solution and transparent to other files. I have also heard that there seem to be some complaints about include_once() and require_once() not sharing the same history lists. I have a modest proposal to the developers: Implement a language construct that allows more control on how files are merged by having two parameters, the filespec followed by flags to define how the file is to be merged. I think it would be a powerful advantage over other languages. Perhaps you could resurrect the use() keyword for this. Here are some examples of the idea: # current require() use ("dir/myfile.php", USE_PARSE | USE_ALWAYS); # current include() use ("dir/myfile.php", USE_PARSE | USE_IF_NEEDED); # current require_once() use ("dir/myfile.php", USE_PARSE | USE_ALWAYS | USE_ONCE); # current include_once() use ("dir/myfile.php", USE_PARSE | USE_IF_NEEDED | USE_ONCE); It could also do what Seth and I want in the form: # just merge the text into the main file before parsing use ("dir/myfile.php", USE_ALWAYS); It could be extend it a la Perl to create the idea of library with a header or for compiled code: # require() and read lib header use ("dir/myfile.php", USE_ALWAYS | USE_PARSE | USE_PACKAGE); > -----Original Message----- > From: Seth Hollyman [mailto:seth@isis.awc.cc.az.us] > Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 11:50 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP-GENERAL] Parse errors with includes and/or > prepends/appends > > > > Hello. I'm trying to write a web interface for a management system that > relies on session handlers and authentication. I've got a file with all > the requisite functions, as well as code snippets that need to go at the > top and bottom of every page in this interface system. > > It seems that php can't handle including only part of a logical block in > one file and the other part in a second. > > When I try and include() or require() the files at the top and bottom of > the documents, or use the auto_prepend_file and auto_append_file > directives in the apache configuration file, I get parse > errors. It seems > that the php engine tries to evaluate each seperately. > > > Example: > > prependfile.inc: > <?php > session_start(); > include("authlib.inc"); > // Do some auth checks here > if ($AuthFlag == 1) { > ?> > > appendfile.inc > <?php > } else { > include("authform.inc"); > } > ?> > > The parse error seems to die on the "if" line in the prepended > file. However, if all the code is present on the page (not > included/required in), the page works as it should. > > How can I force the code to be appended/prepended, and then have it > evaluated as one unit? Or, am I just missing something obvious here? > > Seth > seth@isis.awc.cc.az.us > > > -- > 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 > >