php include file in array

Question

I am trying to create an array that should return some html as well of some other data through an ajax call. The thing is I need to include a php file that first has to build the HTML page, bue when I use a command like file_get_contents():

$array['nav'] = array(
    1 => false
);

$array['content'] = array(
    1 => file_get_contents('filename.php')
);

$array['stylesheets'] = array(
    1 => 'admin'
);

It just returns all my php code as well in the array.. I have also tried to use include(), but it automatically displays all the HTML before I can echo a json-encoded array, which won't work with my AJAX call. Any idea how to solve this?

Ex.

file_a.php

$array['nav'] = array(
    1 => false
);

$array['content'] = array(
    1 => file_get_contents('file_b.php')
);

$array['stylesheets'] = array(
    1 => 'admin'
);

file_b.php

<div class="something">
    <?php
        foreach($data as $key => $value) {
            echo 'This is a ' . $value . '\n';
        }
    ?>
</div>

This code will make the $array['content'][1] have the value <div class="something"> <?phpforeach($data as $key => $value) { echo 'This is a ' . $value . '\n'; } ?> </div> instead of the actual HTML

Don't rly understand your problem. If you wanna get all code from a file -> do something else with ajax -> use code from the file you could just do "file_get_contents(..) -> ajax call -> eval()". But maybe I dont understand your problem — xate
– xate, Commented Jun 7, 2014 at 18:00

Devon Bessemer · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-07 18:05:20Z

2

Use output buffering for the include.

ob_start();
include(file);
$content = ob_get_clean();
$array['content'] = array(
    1 => $content
);

answered Jun 7, 2014 at 18:05

Devon Bessemer

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Corfitz. Over a year ago

Perfect! This actually solved it.. wonderful.. Should probably read more about that ob stuff. Seems it can do a lot of powerful stuff.. Thanks a lot!

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