UBB.Developers Forums Community Development Programming PHP and Server-side Scripting Help needed on requiring files...

Right guys,
I wanna require files that have info on people kept in arrays.
So, I have a file called 'dave.dat'
In it it has:


Then, my main script has:


Now, when running I get an error 500 but I dont get the page normally created by the fatalsToBrowser line. So I check error log and there isnt any...

So, I tried doing it with the array in the script and removed the require line, and it worked perfect.

So, It is in the require line my problem lies...
Ive tried using double quotations and still no luck

Where am I going wrong?

BTW - What does that little '1;' do at the end of alot of scripts do?

Add this under the require line and see if it IS the require line.

Hmmm....I added that and it came up with the error 500 page, so it isnt the require line that is the problem it seems.

Im REALLY confused.

Anyone know where I could be going wrong?

Greg, that code won't help unless the requires were originally wrapped in an eval statement

MHB, there's nothing wrong with teh require line. If you're getting an error it's a paths or permissions error or something of that nature.

I personally wouldn't keep a file with the array all set up in it like you're doing. If you want to expand the script you'll need one file for every entry that you're using, which is inefficent.

If you only have the one, then just put the array in your program. Otherwise, use the required file list a flat-file database. Put each field in, deliminated (a lot of people use '|' as the deliminator), read the lines in, find the one you need. Then split on the pipe and have each piece popped into the array so that you can access the individual elements like you are asking/

--mark

damn.
*smacks head*

You mean like:

Dave | Liverpool | 1970 | | England

Like that?
And loads more after?

Right, I dont have a clue how to do that

Don't suppose you know of anywhere that shows it online?
I got O'Reilly's learning perl book, Ill have a look in that tonight.

Thanks!