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Tushar Kesarwani
Tushar Kesarwani

Reputation: 77

How To include files remotely and access the variables

I have file at some server... file is www.iamtushar.com/file/index.php

<?PHP
$var=2;
?>

Now i want to include this file and use the value of the variable $var on some other server..

Suppose the other script is www.howtodothis.com/index.php and i want to use $var of the above file here....

<?php

include('www.iamtushar.com/file/index.php');
echo $var;

?>

but it does not work, however it works if the file is on the same server and same browser..

please help...

Upvotes: 0

Views: 878

Answers (3)

bryan.blackbee
bryan.blackbee

Reputation: 1954

Instead of using the include keyword, use the require keyword. Simply replace like this

require('www.iamtushar.com/file/index.php');
echo $var;

Even better, if you wish to save processing time, just use the require_once keyword as so. This way, you ensure that in 1 page load, you only load this PHP file once. Also, it prevents confusion between variables of the same name in different files. You can do so using 

require_once('www.iamtushar.com/file/index.php');
echo $var;

Upvotes: 0

toopay
toopay

Reputation: 1635

Aside from security concern, If "URL fopen wrappers" are enabled in PHP (which they are in the default configuration), you can specify the file to be included using a URL (via HTTP or other supported wrapper) : include 'http://www.iamtushar.com/file/index.php';

Upvotes: 0

Stan
Stan

Reputation: 26511

It does not work since PHP can only output yout $var to client. Making this, I believe, is possible if you output content of your index.php file to client and then your other index.php file gets it and than compiles it on the fly. However it's very bad idea for security/speed reasons.

Your best bet is to output $var to browser. Than your other script will take that 2 and place it in your other $var.

Upvotes: 1

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