Re: Require error

Wolf schreef: > ---- Kyle Terry <kyle@kyleterry.com> wrote: >> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Wolf <lonewolf@nc.rr.com> wrote: >> >>> Bottom Post >>> >>> ---- sean greenslade <zootboysean@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> No. The file is called testing.php and it is trying to include sql.inc >>>> >>>> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 12:36 PM, Kyle Terry <kyle@kyleterry.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 9:28 AM, sean greenslade < >>> zootboysean@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>> So, I have this code in a php file called testing.php: >>>>>> $incl = '/webs/www.zootboy.com/sl/sql.inc'; >>>>>> if(!is_readable($incl)) die('ERROR: MySQL Include file does not >>>>>> exist??!?'); >>>>>> require $incl or die('MySQL page not found. Unable to >>>>>> continue.'); >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> When I run the code in command line, it outputs this: >>>>>> >>>>>> [root@localhost ~]# php -f /webs/www.zootboy.com/sl/testing.php >>>>>> PHP Warning: require(1): failed to open stream: No such file or >>> directory >>>>>> in /webs/www.zootboy.com/sl/testing.php on line 13 >>>>>> PHP Fatal error: require(): Failed opening required '1' >>>>>> (include_path='/var/php/inc/') in /webs/ >>> www.zootboy.com/sl/testing.php on >>>>>> line 13 >>>>>> >>>>>> I have no idea what's going on. All the files have 777 perms. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> --Zootboy >>>>>> >>>>> Are you trying to require itself? >>> Change your line to: >>> require('$incl') or die('File not found'); >>> >>> Require can be dork about things like this, I normally wind up handling to >>> fiddle with the coding for them. >>> >>> Wolf >>> >> Actually, single quoted will be string literal. He would need to encase them >> in double quotes so the parser knows it might be looking for a variable. >> require("$incl") is what he wants. >> > > See! I told you I always have problems with those! :) > > Normally I'm not so literal though. > > so yeah: > require("$incl"); > include("$incl"); brilliant, stick a variable containing a string into an interpolated and otherwise empty string. require($incl); ... the quotes are a complete waste of time/cpu. > > I prefer the includes over the requires, but that is personal preference. > > Wolf >