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PHP Build a Basic PHP Website Listing and Sorting Inventory Items Review Basics

Posted by Amanul Islam
Amanul Islam
1,154 Points

inserting an include() command to pull data from another file

This is the task: I have placed another file on the server named "flavor.php" that contains this information. Before the echo statement below, add a PHP command to include that file.

I have tried to insert the following code: <?php
include("inc/flavor.php") ?>

But it doesn't work, yet the course has so far shown me this is the way it should be done. If the path isn't specified, how do i find the path?

output.php 
<?php
include("inc/flavor.php");
echo "Hal's favorite flavor of ice cream is ____.";

?>

1 Answer

jb30
jb30
44,807 Points
jb30
jb30
44,807 Points

If the path isn't specified, assume the files are in the same folder, so the path would be the file name: "flavor.php".

Amanul Islam
Amanul Islam
1,154 Points

Thank you