file_get_contents()

[doddsey_65]

im trying to display the contents of a file within a div. plain html is fine but i need this file to have php variables within it.

eg:

 

the file tos.php

<?php $foo = 'bar'; ?>
<p></php echo $foo; ?></p>

 

the code to display it:

file_get_contents(tos.php);

 

but this func only displays the html and doesnt print the contents of anything between php tags.

any ideas?

[QuickOldCar]

I'm not sure why you have a forward slash here

 

<p></php echo $foo; ?></p>

 

should be

<p><?php echo $foo; ?></p>

[doddsey_65]

a typo when posting the topic

[jcbones]

Why not just include it.  Otherwise, you will have to pass an HTTP request to file_get_contents().  This will only work if fopen wrappers are turned on in your php.ini.

[lastkarrde]

$foo = 'bar';

ob_start();
include('tos.php');

$parsedFile = ob_get_contents();

ob_clean();