Variables wont carry through includes

[Nothadoth]

I am setting a variable on my index.php and including the page "includes/navright.php".

The page is included and working, but when I call that variable from inside the navright.php page to show it's information, it comes out as blank.

This is happening everywhere and anywhere. Why????

Please help - it is REALLY frustrating me.
It was working fine before, until I started changing some stuff.
I used to have $BASEDIR containing my root url to save me writing it all out, then I decided not to, and changed all the $BASEDIR to the url itself because sometimes it wasn't working. And now - it just wont carry any variable through an include.

[Twey]

Please don't double-post.

If you're accessing the variable inside a function, you will need to

global $var;

before using it.

[Nothadoth]

I don't understand how to make the variable global.

it's not inside a function. It's inside an include.

I have the variable set - $creator = "Nothadoth";
Then i have
require_once("http://www.finalfantasyfan.net/includes/contentfooter.php");

And then in contentfooter.php I call the variable:
print "".$creator."";

And it doesn't work...

Btw: sorry, double-clicked submit on mistake.

[djr33]

You can't include php as php code from a different server. It will instead take the output (html) and include that, like it would any non-php, just html page.

while you do seem to be using the same server, I believe this is the issue, because you are using a full URL, including http://.....

If you were to just use a relative URL, like require_once("includes/contentfooter.php"); I would guess it would work.

See if that helps.

this is just a hunch, but it makes sense.

[Twey]

this is just a hunch, but it makes sense.

It's a good hunch. That is most likely the problem, yes. Just something I'm curious about:

print "".$creator."";

This is totally pointless, but you're not the first person I've seen do it. Exactly what advantage do you think it yields?

[djr33]

Perhaps people just like the quotes? heh.

Or... maybe that makes the output a string because the ""'s are strings? even if the $creator isn't.... er....

I dunno... weird.

[Twey]

Or... maybe that makes the output a string because the ""'s are strings? even if the $creator isn't.... er....

That's justification for one set of single quotes, in a few extremely rare situations in which PHP wouldn't convert it properly.

[Nothadoth]

I've learnt php through studying other codes and scripting my own, messing with forums etc.

Im only a begginer. Any techniques I pick up, like that, I get from others.

Ill try what you said in a minute. If it works, I thank you very much. In fact, this is the only forum where i've had a decent response.



EDIT: It works! However. Is there anyway I can sneak the root url in? I was looking for a base template my staff can use without having to add ../ and all that everywhere. Is this possible? Can you suggest a way?
When I had it on a variable included in the maincore.php it wouldn't work everywhere.

[Twey]

Just set your include_path correctly in php.ini.

[Nothadoth]

I dont know how php.ini works. I'll look it up, unless you have a tutorial?