include using http method

I'm trying to use the "http" variation of "include", so that I can pass a parameter to the .php file being included. I've followed the docs but can't get this to work. I have test1.php --------- <? echo "test1.php before"; include("http://server/testdir/test1_inc.php?myfile=test2.inc"); echo "test1.php after"; ?> test1_inc.php ------------- <? echo "test1_inc.php before"; include("$myfile"); echo "test1_inc.php after"; ?> test2.inc --------- <? echo "made it to 2<br>"; ?> I get this: test1.php before test1_inc.php before test1_inc.php after test1.php after but it doesn't print "made it to 2" - does anyone know why the test1_inc.php include of $myfile(test2.inc) is NOT working? TIA. -- Hardy Merrill Mission Critical Linux, Inc. http://www.missioncriticallinux.com