Assigning an Include to a string variable PHP

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I have template files which I need to further process so would like to assign it to a string variable using an include not using file_get_contents. The reason for this is because the final output is buffered through ob and contains php which needs to execute. If I use file_get_contents it wont execute. Problem is if I use $output = include 'file.php' it prints output without assigning.

Where's the output buffering - the included script or the main script? — Jason McCreary
– Jason McCreary, Commented Apr 25, 2013 at 2:53
Add another layer of output buffering, and use ob_get_clean() — mario
– mario, Commented Apr 25, 2013 at 2:54
the main script call a class to set up the page and process the templates. In the main page it call this class, processes output and I use ob_start() //$template = ob_get_contents(); //ob_clean(); //$registry->getObject('template')->parseOutput(); //$template = $registry->getObject('template')->getPage()->getContentToPrint(); //$template = str_replace(array("\r\n","\n","\r"),'',$template); //echo $template; //ob_end_flush(); — RobNHood
– RobNHood, Commented Apr 25, 2013 at 2:56
$template = ob_get_contents(); ob_clean(); $registry->getObject('template')->parseOutput(); $template = $registry->getObject('template')->getPage()->getContentToPrint(); $template = str_replace(array("\r\n","\n","\r"),'',$template); echo $template; ob_end_flush(); sorry I had lines commented for testing — RobNHood
– RobNHood, Commented Apr 25, 2013 at 2:57
I believe the answer below by CORRUPT is exactly what you want, but just to note, if you use a url in file_get_contents() instead of a filepath, the php should execute. — anson
– anson, Commented Apr 25, 2013 at 3:09

BlitZ · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-25 03:05:18Z

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Try this:

ob_start();

include 'file.php';

$output = ob_get_clean();

answered Apr 25, 2013 at 3:05

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RobNHood Over a year ago

That was the method I was using before I decided to do the processing in a class. Reason I decided to do the class was to better organize, process and store the templates. However I did not know that using a URL instead of path for file_get_contents would allow the php to execute. Thanks for the tip.

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