PHP Include errors
 

hi i wrote the following and it works fine in an iframe or whatever but if i try to use include i get the following errors.

include '/home/***/public_html/community/cforumstats.php';
here's the code:
ANY HELP WOULD BE FANTASTIC!!

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darn it! why would this work when i load the page in the browser but not using include? :x

works: www.example.com/cforumstats.php

does not work: include '/path/to/cforumstats.php';

You're changing the working directory and not changing it back to what it was... That messes up your includes big time because it doesn't automatically change back.

Do like this:

thank you for your reply!

i think i'm one step closer now because i only get one error now...

[01-Mar-2009 13:20:13] PHP Fatal error: Call to a member function query_first_slave() on a non-object in /home/***/public_html/community/includes/functions.php on line 1368

It appears that you are referencing items before having any reference sheet. Try including the global.php file first.

new code below still gives this:
PHP Fatal error: Call to a member function query_first_slave() on a non-object in /home/***/public_html/community/includes/functions.php on line 1368

I would recommend you go through your code and look for any imperfections. What the code is saying that it is looking to reference something but there is a no object to look at.

I am out of ideas, I have reviewed the code and see nothing wrong. Since I do not have the other files to review and test I cannot tell you why.

Make sure all files are calling the correct directory. You may have some files calling the incorrect directories of their files.

the code works otherwise it wouldn't work when it's loaded directly in the browser (http://www.example.com/cforumstats.php).

it's weird. i've been banging my head against the wall for a min.

i'm trying to think if maybe it's conflicting with some modules on the main site or something.

ps- i'm in chicago too ;)

Yes, like I said, since you are including it something is not being called correctly. I will see what I can find out for you.

// Edit //

Try removing the "./" in the beginning of Global.php. Your global.php should be in the same directory as your main forum installation. You are moving a directory back to your root folder.

i thought ../ was moving back a directory and ./ was the same directory.

but i'll give that a try and get back to ya. :)

I don't understand how that little php script can produce that error when nothing is even done in there. What is in your template?

yea, same error.

i removed everything except the necessities and still same error.

You have removed necessary stuff. You should start off with one of these (get it working with a basic template) and add from there - How to create your own vBulletin-powered page! (uses vB templates) or [How-To] vBulletin API Basics: Creating Custom Pages & Misc.

both ways work. i used that link to create it originally. you can see it in the first post.

either way, this link works http://www.ampprod.com/community/cforumstats.php

but if i do 'include /home/***/public_html/community/cforumstats.php' or add the code directly into a module on my main site it gets the following error.

PHP Fatal error: Call to a member function query_first_slave() on a non-object in /home/***/public_html/community/includes/functions.php on line 1368

That query is right after a plugin. Have you tried disabling your plugins to see if that fixes the issue?

sorry if this is a dumb question i'm not sure what you mean. what query is right after what plugin?

The one you are getting an error on...
Line 1368 of functions.php is where the problem is and this is the line:
This is just above there:

Please post the actual PHP file you are using (and any associated templates).

Template (cforumstats)
attached 'cforumstats.php'

working url: http://www.ampprod.com/community/cforumstats.php

nothing?

So you have a page that works fine as a standalone page. Exactly what code are you using to put it somewhere else? What hook location, what code, etc.

if i take that page and include it in our cms like the following i get that error.

<div>
<?php include '../community/cforumstats.php'; ?>
</div>

or if i add the code directly into the page like:

<div>
<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);

// # DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS
define('NO_REGISTER_GLOBALS', 1);
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'cforumstats');

// # REQUIRE BACK-END
$curdir = getcwd();
chdir('/home/***/public_html/community');
require_once('global.php');

// # START MAIN SCRIPT
$navbits = array();
eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('cforumstats') . '");');
chdir($curdir);
?>
</div>


for an update, i saw in the german vbulletin forum someone had the same problem but i can't read german so i don't know if it was solved or not. it looked like they were talking about cookeis.

You should ask at the support thread/site of your CMS.

That is your answer, you have to remove the "../". PHP does not call directories like HTML or other languages do. Remove that small snippet and put your full root path and it should work :). Or at least that is my understanding, I remember when I transferred from HTML to PHP I was baffled at why my images and whatnot were not being displayed properly. I was told it was due to the ../ not moving directories as it does with HTML.

Should look like:

they'll tell me it's not their code causing the problem. i'll give it a try though.




no luck. same error. ;)

Which error(s) are you getting specifically? The same few on the first page?

first, thanks for everyone's replies so far. some boards will just ignore you or just tell you to move on. i appreciate everyone's input so far.

i get this error:
Fatal error: Call to a member function query_first_slave() on a non-object in /home/***/public_html/community/includes/functions.php on line 1368

That error usually occurs when vBulletin's global.php is included inside of a function.

so since it's not inside a function withing my cforumstats.php file you think the cms is executing a function to include that code maybe? did that make sense?

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actually, it doesn't seem to work anywhere outside the forum directory. i don't get any errors when i try outside the cms but the page just won't load. i think it might have to do with the 'Product' i'm trying to call.
$cybtopstats == Cyb - Advanced Forum Statistics.

not sure why the developer keeps ignoring my questions when it says in the description that what i'm trying to do can be done and that it's a supported Mod.

Try adding this to the top of your headinclude template:

i seem to have this working anywhere outside the forum directory now.

it still won't work in the only place i need it though and that's the cms.

i'm guessing the cms is forcing it to be a nested function. is there anyway to get around the nested function thing?

thanks for stickin with me on this. :)