Help!

GotSkillz · 07-05-2008, 12:50 AM

So my ajax shoutbox came up with this error

Warning: include() [function.include]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration

Along with some other errors,

I googled it but did not find results i could comprehend.

Basically i have

PHP Code:


		
			
<?php include('shoutbox'); ?>

and i changed it to

PHP Code:


		
			
<?php include('http://www.playit25.com/shoutbox.php'); ?>

So that if you were on lets say playit25.com/links you could still see it.

Well if i changed it to

PHP Code:


		
			
file_get_contents('http://www.playit25.com/shoutbox.php');

then the included file cannot rely on variables that are already set in the site because it gets the contents as a separate entity. The file relies on the isset variable username to decide if you are logged in. I am using that right now so the error doesnt show. But i need to fix it so that people can post.

Anyone had this problem before? Anyone know how to fix it? Thanks.

brendgard · 07-05-2008, 01:13 AM

First question that comes to mind is did you have it

Code:

<?php include('shoutbox'); ?>

or was it

Code:

<?php include('shoutbox.php'); ?>

? Some setups might choke in such a way as to not know what error to throw in the first case and give such an error message.

If it really is configured in such a way, you might want to contact your host company and see if they would turn it on. Include() is such a handy function to have, I would really hate to do without it myself.

You could try to figure out how to pass variables to it as well if nothing else works.

Edited in:
Worst case senario, you could always code it right into the template/file calling it.

GotSkillz · 07-05-2008, 10:06 AM

sorry it was

PHP Code:


		
			
<? include('shoutbox.php'); ?>

.

Then whenever you would go to a web page in a different directory the shoutbox wouldnt work because shoutbox.php is not in playit25.com/games it is in playit25.com/. it was working for a few days... it then it just suddenly popped up with the error msg...

EDIT: Yeah i could code it into the file calling it, but my question is... why was it working before? and then randomly decided to pop up with an error?

GotSkillz · 07-05-2008, 10:21 AM

FIX: I thought that I needed to put the URL everywhere to locate the files... however i only needed to do that in the javascript file. So the original file 'index' is always going to be in the same directory as shoutbox.php. so i changed it back to

PHP Code:


		
			
<? include('shoutbox.php'); ?>

While leaving the urls in the js file. So now it works on every page, and no error.

What i learned? : http urls inside of the include function produce errors. LOL.

07-05-2008, 12:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
GotSkillz Preferred Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 112	Help! So my ajax shoutbox came up with this error Warning: include() [function.include]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration Along with some other errors, I googled it but did not find results i could comprehend. Basically i have PHP Code: `<?php include('shoutbox'); ?>` and i changed it to PHP Code: `<?php include('http://www.playit25.com/shoutbox.php'); ?>` So that if you were on lets say playit25.com/links you could still see it. Well if i changed it to PHP Code: `file_get_contents('http://www.playit25.com/shoutbox.php');` then the included file cannot rely on variables that are already set in the site because it gets the contents as a separate entity. The file relies on the isset variable username to decide if you are logged in. I am using that right now so the error doesnt show. But i need to fix it so that people can post. Anyone had this problem before? Anyone know how to fix it? Thanks. __________________ PlayIt25.com Play Bubble Struggle eXplode Arcade

07-05-2008, 01:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
brendgard Gamer FX Staff Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 674	First question that comes to mind is did you have it Code: <?php include('shoutbox'); ?> or was it Code: <?php include('shoutbox.php'); ?> ? Some setups might choke in such a way as to not know what error to throw in the first case and give such an error message. If it really is configured in such a way, you might want to contact your host company and see if they would turn it on. Include() is such a handy function to have, I would really hate to do without it myself. You could try to figure out how to pass variables to it as well if nothing else works. Edited in: Worst case senario, you could always code it right into the template/file calling it. __________________ http://gamersgo.com A list of arcade related sites, add yours. http://auntiefondy.com Lists, add your site. http://kbsplace.com

07-05-2008, 10:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
GotSkillz Preferred Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 112	sorry it was PHP Code: `<? include('shoutbox.php'); ?>` . Then whenever you would go to a web page in a different directory the shoutbox wouldnt work because shoutbox.php is not in playit25.com/games it is in playit25.com/. it was working for a few days... it then it just suddenly popped up with the error msg... EDIT: Yeah i could code it into the file calling it, but my question is... why was it working before? and then randomly decided to pop up with an error? __________________ PlayIt25.com Play Bubble Struggle eXplode Arcade

07-05-2008, 10:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
GotSkillz Preferred Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 112	FIX: I thought that I needed to put the URL everywhere to locate the files... however i only needed to do that in the javascript file. So the original file 'index' is always going to be in the same directory as shoutbox.php. so i changed it back to PHP Code: `<? include('shoutbox.php'); ?>` While leaving the urls in the js file. So now it works on every page, and no error. What i learned? : http urls inside of the include function produce errors. LOL. __________________ PlayIt25.com Play Bubble Struggle eXplode Arcade

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