UBB.Developers Forums UBB.threads 7 Development How Do I? Include a perl SSI on a PHP page

I've searched the net and dug through so many sites I'm cross eyed.

So, I'm hoping one of you wizards will have the answer.

Basically, I am running a Perl based album on my site, integrated to use the Threads database for authentication.

What I'd like to do is call a built in SSI function that was created to select a random photo from the album.

Problem is, any time I do the include, it throws an error.

Any thoughts or ideas folks?

Ok, guessing this is either:

a) Not possible

or

b) No one knows a way to do it.

I might just re-write the SSI into a PHP script, will be easier in the long run I guess.

what include syntax are you using, and what type of page?

got a link? there's several ways to pull an ssi perl file into a php page

try one of these 2 to begin

Hmm that's a new one there DukeofUrl. Haven't tried the implode statement. I'm only about 1/3 of the way through my PHP book. Learning as I go and enjoying every minute. hehe

Ok, the album in question is Mike Bobbitt's album script. Which I love. And love even more since he added in the ability to authenticate based on my .threads user database.

The URL to my album is http://album.sofguild.com, the built-in SSI grabs a thumbnail of a random image. Works fine if you click the link, http://album.sofguild.com/cgi-bin/album/album.pl?random=1;ssi=1, but throws errors when included on a PHP page.

I can't give the PHP code just now, since I'm at work, but will drop by this evening and paste the code I'm currently using. Basically I've tried a variety of include statements, using URL and disk paths.

Here's the error thrown by my site, I'm including this in a PAL box, using the IIP index page.



FYI, line 30 is the include statement, I'm pretty sure I need to clean up the included URL, probably not liking the ; in there.

Thanks all.

<?php virtual('/url to/album.cgi');?> won't work if your provider runs PHP in cgi mode. That once was the problem in my case

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That did the trick! YAY.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

Virtual doesn't work on my server, I had tried it already. I run my own server from my house, so umm... I'm my own host.

Man I love this site. Don't know why I don't ask stupid questions of you guys more often.

[EDIT: For those who want to see it in action, it's on my index page here. ]