Using include

[dilbert]

Hi,

I created a plug-in called "Left Column Top", it's Hook Location is global_start.

The code is $includedhtml = implode('', file('D:\inetpub\bloodbanktalk\calls\test.htm'));

Then on my template "left_column" I added this $includedhtml, but it does not show the contents of the page I want included.

Did I go wrong somewhere?

[The Chief]

I would like to know how to include pages as well..

[sabret00the]

the file was not an array so why are you imploding it?

check out www.php.net/file_get_contents

[dilbert]

the file was not an array so why are you imploding it?

check out www.php.net/file_get_contents (http://www.php.net/file_get_contents)
Why, because I am clueless in php, the post only attests to that. :surprised:
Plus it's the advice I received http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=181892.

How would I include another file in a php template? I am using the left column hack and have 8 styles, so I'd like to simply put an include in all of the templates and only need to update a file, not 8 templates.

[sabret00the]

$includedhtml = file_get_contents('filelocation/filename.fileextention');

[dilbert]

Hmm, not working.

I tried these separately in the plug in:
$includedhtml = file_get_contents('http://www.bloodbanktalk.com/calls/test.php');
$includedhtml = file_get_contents('D:/inetpub/bloodbanktalk/calls/test.php');
$includedhtml = file_get_contents('calls/test.php');

Then in the template I place $includedhtml where I want the output. It doesn't give an error, but it doesn't show what I have in the test file either.

[sabret00the]

what happens when you do
$includedhtml = file_get_contents('filelocation/filename.fileextention');
echo $includedhtml . "_<br />";
print_r($includedhtml);

[dilbert]

That didn't do it either, thanks for trying, but I give up at this point.