On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Wolf <lonewolf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> ---- Kyle Terry <kyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Wolf <lonewolf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Bottom Post
> > >
> > > ---- sean greenslade <zootboysean@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > No. The file is called testing.php and it is trying to include
> sql.inc
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 12:36 PM, Kyle Terry <kyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 9:28 AM, sean greenslade <
> > > zootboysean@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> So, I have this code in a php file called testing.php:
> > > > >> $incl = '/webs/www.zootboy.com/sl/sql.inc';
> > > > >> if(!is_readable($incl)) die('ERROR: MySQL Include file does not
> > > > >> exist??!?');
> > > > >> require $incl or die('MySQL page not found. Unable to
> continue.');
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> When I run the code in command line, it outputs this:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> [root@localhost ~]# php -f /webs/www.zootboy.com/sl/testing.php
> > > > >> PHP Warning: require(1): failed to open stream: No such file or
> > > directory
> > > > >> in /webs/www.zootboy.com/sl/testing.php on line 13
> > > > >> PHP Fatal error: require(): Failed opening required '1'
> > > > >> (include_path='/var/php/inc/') in /webs/
> > > www.zootboy.com/sl/testing.php on
> > > > >> line 13
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I have no idea what's going on. All the files have 777 perms.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> --
> > > > >> --Zootboy
> > > > >>
> > > > >
> > > > > Are you trying to require itself?
> > >
> > > Change your line to:
> > > require('$incl') or die('File not found');
> > >
> > > Require can be dork about things like this, I normally wind up handling
> to
> > > fiddle with the coding for them.
> > >
> > > Wolf
> > >
> >
> > Actually, single quoted will be string literal. He would need to encase
> them
> > in double quotes so the parser knows it might be looking for a variable.
> > require("$incl") is what he wants.
> >
>
> See! I told you I always have problems with those! :)
>
> Normally I'm not so literal though.
>
> so yeah:
> require("$incl");
> include("$incl");
>
> I prefer the includes over the requires, but that is personal preference.
>
> Wolf
>
It really all depends on how you want to handle errors. If you want to kill
the script because the database can't be reached, use require or
require_once, if you want the script to continue and handle everything
differently in the event that a file isn't loaded, use include or
include_once.
--
Kyle Terry | www.kyleterry.com
