How do I call this information on a non-vB page?

[N9ne]

It's not working...I've been working on this for hours now, and i'm really really annoyed. Everything looks right, but it won't work.

Here's a sample page I have:

<?php include("header.php"); ?>
<table><tr><td>
sdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdf
</td></tr></table>

<?php
require('/***/***/***/forum/global.php');
echo $avatarcustomposts;
?>

<table><tr><td>
sdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdf
</td></tr></table>

<?php include("footer.php"); ?>

I can't see *anything* wrong there. I've tried variations of everything, and still, no work...

I'm completely baffled...