I used to do the following to add the content of a JSON file to my JS code, but since I changed my web host I get this error: "Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token <"
var someVar = <?php include 'someJsonFile.geojson'; ?>;
Where did I go wrong?
One quick fix might be to modify an existing .htaccess file (or create a new .htaccess file) in the directory that houses your js file.
Try adding one of the following lines to the .htaccess file:
AddHandler x-httpd-php .html .htm .js
AddHandler php-script .php .html .htm .js
AddHandler php5-script .php .html .htm .js
AddType application/x-httpd-php .htm .js
AddType application/x-httpd-php .html .js
Notice the ".js" at the end? This will instruct the server to process js files through PHP.
Probably your previous web host was running .js files through the php interpreter.
The fastest solution would be to include the javascript in the php file within a script tag.
...
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
var someVar = <?php include 'someJsonFile.geojson'; ?>;
</script>
</head>
...
.jsfiles through the PHP interpreter before serving them.