Using php functions from another file

Tell me please where error? Please refer to my answer below Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. As ClassController::test is not static it should be called from an instantiated object. Do not trust the documentation all the time : — raidenace. Show 5 more comments. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Yes require the first file into the second. That's all. See an example below, File1. Mob Mob To prevent unauthorized access to the file content with all your functions in it, bury the functions File1.

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I've split my functions into separate files to include where needed. Abubkr Butt Abubkr Butt 91 1 1 silver badge 1 1 bronze badge. The Overflow Blog. So, if you want the execution to go on and show users the output, even if the include file is missing, use the include statement. Otherwise, in case of FrameWork, CMS, or a complex PHP application coding, always use the require statement to include a key file to the flow of execution. This will help avoid compromising your application's security and integrity, just in-case one key file is accidentally missing.

Including files saves a lot of work. This means that you can create a standard header, footer, or menu file for all your web pages. Then, when the header needs to be updated, you can only update the header include file. To include the footer file in a page, use the include statement:. You don't need the html code in the first example. You're probably trying to use alert in javascript which in this case you're not doing. Daniel Figueroa Daniel Figueroa 9, 4 4 gold badges 41 41 silver badges 63 63 bronze badges.

Thanks Daniel, does this work? You still have to encapsultate the php-statement in quotes. Therefore, i need to echo something on the screen on the click of the button that indicates the success Can you provide me with an example? I don't see that sentence when I click the button. I did that as well, I actually noticed that when I embed any php code in java script function it does not work I believe there is something wrong with php server Do you know What's possible?

I think the easiest way is to use require i another file. Ravinder Kaur Ravinder Kaur 31 5 5 bronze badges. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name.