Re: Using a variable for include statement

you can definately use variables for filenames. i do it all the time. it's not like XSLT or other languages where it has to be included at the start or you're screwed. On 9/11/07, Jeff Benetti <intergalactech@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > Sorry if this is a noob question, I have used PERL, TCL and VB but I am just > getting into PHP. If there is a better place to ask noobie questions then > let me know. > > I want to use the include statement but I want to pass the name of the file > rather than hard code it. It seems that PHP needs the file to be in its > defined PATH in order to do this (or am I wrong?). > > My code works OK if I use hard coding > > Example (works) > > include ('somefile.php') > > Example (doesn't work) > > $TheFile = "somefile.php" > > include ($TheFile) > > Am I trying to do something that is impossible? > > If it is a path problem then how do I get around this, I can control my > local server config but I only have a local server for development. > > Thanks, > Jeff > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >