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Coobik
Coobik

Reputation: 33

Calling text from a different php file

I'm looking to find a way to make a config.php file to setup the website easier. See below;

config.php -

#Community Name
$commname = "Community A",

#Community Phone Number
$commphone = "0123456789",

index.php -

<h1>Community Name: <?php echo($commname) ?></h1>
<h2>Phone Number: <?php echo($commphone) ?></h2>

contact.php (same setup, just a different page) -

<h1>Community Name: <?php echo($commname) ?></h1>
<h2>Phone Number: <?php echo($commphone) ?></h2>

I'm fairly new to PHP so I'm not sure if echo is the best way to do it or not.

Thanks!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 62

Answers (3)

AbsoluteBeginner
AbsoluteBeginner

Reputation: 2255

You could do this:

config.php

<?php
$comm = [
'name' => 'Community A',
'address' => 'Baker Street',
'phone' => '0123456789'
];

other PHP files

<?php
include 'config.php'; // Assuming that config.php is inside the same folder of the others
?>

<h1>Communities</h1>
<p>Name: <?=$comm['name']?></p>
<p>Address: <?=$comm['address']?></p>
<p>Phone: <?=$comm['phone']?></p>

I prefer to use an associative array (here $comm), instead of single variables, because it makes the code more clear and neat (it's just my opinion).

Upvotes: 0

Hamz
Hamz

Reputation: 44

Ye so just create a config.php

<?php

$serverName = "Server Name";

?>

Then inside your other php files include the config file by doing

<?php

require_once(__DIR__ . "/config.php");

?>

Then where you want to use the variable do

<title> <?php echo $serverName; ?> </title>

Upvotes: 0

Morani
Morani

Reputation: 498

It's not hte best way but if it's working - why not?

For example you can use Composer and use Dotenv package to create .env file in your root folder and add some variables like:

COMMUNITY_NAME=APP //APP_NAME
COMMUNITY_PHONE=88816259

and then you can add to your root page(router or something else) and all variables will be stored after loading page with this code:

$dotenv = Dotenv\Dotenv::createImmutable(__DIR__);
$dotenv->load();

All variables will be able in global varable $_ENV

echo $_ENV['COMMUNITY_NAME']; //APP_NAME

Upvotes: 1

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