How do I pass a variable to an include in PHP? [Archive]

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tc101

July 31st, 2008, 03:17 AM

How do I pass a variable to an include in PHP? For example in the two simple files below, how would I pass a variable from test.php to include.php? I know how to do this with a form using $_POST, but I can't figure out how to do it in an include.

test.php

<html>
<body>
first html

<?php
include 'include01.php';
?>

last html
</body>
</html>

include.php

<?php
echo "this comes from the include";
?>

theY4Kman

July 31st, 2008, 03:58 AM

Just define the variables you want to send before including the new file. Once included, the new file will be able to access those variables. For example:

<?php
$var = "Hello, World!";
include("included.php");
?>

<?php
// included.php
echo $var;
?>That will output:

Hello, World!