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Avrumi Sherman
Avrumi Sherman

Reputation: 341

How to access content from multiple files

Is there any way that I can add the content of multiple files then put the combined values into one file?

I am currently trying this:

 $start_tr = include 'include_all_items/item_input_start_tr.php' ;   
 $img_start = include 'include_all_items/item_input_img_start.php' ;
 $img_link = include 'include_all_items/item_input_img_link.php' ;
 $img_end = include 'include_all_items/item_input_img_end.php' ;

 $newcontent = "$start_tr
 $link 
 $img_start 
 $_POST[img_link] 
 $img_end ";

 $content = $newcontent.file_get_contents('../../include/item.computer.php');
 file_put_contents('../../include/item.computer.php', $content);

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1813

Answers (2)

Chris Baker
Chris Baker

Reputation: 50592

file_get_contents and include are two totally different tools. Be sure you make the distinction -- if you're adding more PHP script to the current script, you want include/require. If you're trying to get the contents of files into a variable, that's a whole different task.

Assuming you ARE trying to include/require PHP script, the solution to this is to either a) use an autoloader (preferred for classes) or b) place all your includes in a single file, and then include that file from your other scripts.

Single file method:

common.php

 include 'include_all_items/item_input_start_tr.php' ;   
 include 'include_all_items/item_input_img_start.php' ;
 include 'include_all_items/item_input_img_link.php' ;
 include 'include_all_items/item_input_img_end.php' ;

myScript.php

 include('common.php');

An autoloader is more complex, and I don't have enough details about your use case here to provide a relevant example. An example: https://gist.github.com/jwage/221634

Also, you're taking the return from calling include: $start_tr = include 'include_all_items/item_input_start_tr.php'; -- unless you're doing something in those included files, the return of include is either false or 1. Per the manual:

Successful includes, unless overridden by the included file, return 1

Finally, be sure you mean include rather than require!

Documentation

Upvotes: 0

Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky

Reputation: 46900

include is for code, not for content. In your case you have to use file_get_contents so you can save the returned value. include will not give you that value.

include()

Handling Returns: include returns FALSE on failure and raises a warning. Successful includes, unless overridden by the included file, return 1.

 $start_tr = file_get_contents('include_all_items/item_input_start_tr.php');   
 $img_start = file_get_contents('include_all_items/item_input_img_start.php');
 $img_link = file_get_contents('include_all_items/item_input_img_link.php');
 $img_end = file_get_contents('include_all_items/item_input_img_end.php');

Now you can use your variable like you did.

 $newcontent = "$start_tr
 $link 
 $img_start 
 $_POST[img_link] 
 $img_end ";

Upvotes: 1

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