[Dave]

You should not use the include/require functions to get data from a remote file.
If you want to get data from a remote file, use file_get_contents:

PHP Code:

$shoutstats = file_get_contents('http://literecords.com/user/sc.php'); 


This will fetch the output of the PHP file.

If the file is on your local server, use:

PHP Code:

require("user/sc.php"); 


This will execute the PHP code.