I cant drop the query (?var=string) as the second script wont do what I want it to do without it. The query in the second script is required for that script to perform the function correctly. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 1:58 AM Subject: [PHP] Re: Running php script with "?var=string" query inside another php script > Dave.O wrote: > > > I am trying to run a php script with query from wthin another php script. > > > > I have a php script that adds information to a database and calls another > > php script with query to view those details using the include command but I > > keep getting an error "Failed opening" file. > > > > Is there anyway of running a php script with the "?var=string" query inside > > another php script ??? > > using 'include("secondfile.php");' should do the trick. The second > script is, for all intents and purposes, essentially inserted into your > first script at the point of the 'include' statement. There is no need > to pass variables, although the usual global/local variables issues > still apply with regard to functions (ie drop the ?var= stuff). > > If you continue to get "Failed opening" type error messages check the > read and execute permissions on the second script. Can the second > script be run directly via a browser? Is the path to the second script > used in your include statement correct? > > - Ben > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]