RE: [PHP] insert html into php variable

On Mon, 2007-02-12 at 12:27 +0000, Edward Kay wrote: > > I am using phpmailer for a rich html mailer and I have been using > > lines like > > this to build up the mailbody > > > > $mail_body .= "<div align=\"center\"><img > > src=\"http://www.myurl.org/mylogo.gif\"; > > > > Is there a build in function to assign html code to a php > > variable and then > > output them? Or can I read an external php file into a variable? > > > > Have a look at the heredoc syntax for declaring strings: > > http://uk.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php#language.types.string.TJ$QùÅà > $mèÖX ³ > syntax.heredoc > > I find it really useful for these situations. I think, from his post, he'd be better with output buffering: <?php ob_start(); include( 'someFile.php' ); $content = ob_get_contents(); ob_end_clean(); ?> Cheers, Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------'