include PHP in HTML

Question

So I have this index.php page:

<?php 
 include main.php; 
?>

<html>
 <head>
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="main.css" />
  <title>MySite</title>
 </head>
 <body>
  <a id = "submit" href="submit.php">Submit</a>
  <br /> 
  <br />
  <br />
  <br />
  <br />
  <p id = "playing">Message</p>
  <?php 
   getMessage();
  ?>
 </body>
</html>

The include file main.php looks like this:

<?php
 function getMessage()
 {
  echo "Test";
 }
?>

But it is not echoing. Why?

user9903 · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-02 22:13:56Z

6

The include function has to be called like this: include('main.php');

answered Nov 2, 2010 at 22:13

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kijin Over a year ago

Actually, include 'main.php'; is also fine (as long as you have quotes around the filename) because include is a language construct, not a function.

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