Re: include problem

On Thu, May 4, 2006 1:46 pm, Jef Sullivan wrote: > I have set a variable and building a string that will be used later in > my php file. > > The string is a table. Within this table I want to call another php > file > using include for a > > pulldown menu. The problem is the included file is not showing its > information. Snippets > > are provided below... > Suggestions? #1. Use "View Source" in your browser to see what you REALLY have as HTML. #2. Put something stupidly simple at the beginning and end of the include files that are giving you trouble. #3. Review your <?php echo include_path();?> and check for duplicate filenames in other directories... Maybe you ain't including the file you THINK you are including. :-^ [Been there.] #4. Comment out all the code that isn't relevant to the problem -- Few readers of this list will wade through it in any detail anyway. #5. Add var_dump($payment_type_rs); var_dump($payment_type); the line after each of those variables first appears in your code. The most LIKELY explanation is that your get_payment_types() function is returning an array or an empty result set or whatever. [Can't tell as that's the one bit of source not provided.] #6. If you are not using set_error_handler, then you need to, or you need to add a LOT of error-checking code. Even if $payment_type_rs is a valid MySQL result, you CANNOT guarantee that your database server won't go down before / while you are trying to call mysql_fetch_assoc() and that function COULD error out. It's your job to prepare for that possibility in some fashion. -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm