including specific data from another file

[HDRebel88]

I need to pull in specific data under if/else statement in another file.

The data is pulled via AJAX to create a dynamic form, but I'm also trying to pull the same data to create a static form, for people without javascript enabled. So they would click a link, and reload the entire page, instead of a radio button and AJAX. The AJAX is trigger via signup.php?ajax&signup_type=$form_type.

Be sure to turn Javascript off:
http://beta.area51entertainment.co/signup

Here's what I'm trying to do:

PHP Code:

        <noscript>';
        if($_GET['signup_type']=="music"){
        $form_type="music";
        $content.= include 'signup.php';
        }
        else{
        $content.= include 'signup.php';
        }
        $content.='    </noscript> 


Here's signup.php

PHP Code:

<?php
if($form_type=="music"){
$content2.='Test';
}
elseif($form_type=="film"){
$content2.='Test2';
}
elseif($form_type=="business"){
$content2.='Test3';
}
elseif($form_type=="other"){
$content2.='Test4 G';
}
else{
$year_menu=generateBirthYearMenu(date("Y"));
$day_menu=generateBirthDayMenu(null,null);
$content2.='<div class="register_form_wrapper">
            <p class="register_form_position">
            <label for="register_email"><span class="register_form_text">Email:</span></label> <input type="email" value="'.$_SESSION['register_email'].'" name="register_email" id="register_email" class="register_form" />
            </p>
            <p class="register_form_position">
            <label for="register_fname"><span class="register_form_text">First Name:</span></label> <input type="text" value="'.$_SESSION['register_fname'].'" name="register_fname" id="register_fname" class="register_form" />
            </p>
            <p class="register_form_position">
            <label for="register_lname"><span class="register_form_text">Last Name:</span></label> <input type="text" value="'.$_SESSION['register_lname'].'" name="register_lname" id="register_lname" class="register_form" />
            </p>
            <p class="register_form_position">
            <label for="register_check_email"><span class="register_form_text">Re-enter Email:</span></label> <input type="email" value="'.$_SESSION['register_check_email'].'" name="register_check_email" id="register_check_email" class="register_form" />
            </p>
            <p class="register_form_position">
            <label for="register_password"><span class="register_form_text">New Password:</span></label> <input type="password" value="'.$_SESSION['register_password'].'" name="register_password" id="register_password" class="register_form" />
            </p>
            <p class="register_form_position">
            <label for="register_check_password"><span class="register_form_text">Re-enter Password:</span></label> <input type="password" value="'.$_SESSION['register_check_password'].'" name="register_check_password" id="register_check_password" class="register_form" />
            </p>
            <p class="register_form_position_gender">
            <label for="register_gender">Gender:</label>
            <select name="register_gender" id="register_gender">
            <option value=""></option>
            <option value="Female">Female</option>
            <option value="Male">Male</option>
            </select>
            </p>
            <p class="register_form_position_birthday">
            Birthday:
            <select name="register_month" id="register_month" onchange="sndReq(register_year.value,this.value);">
            <option value="">Month</option>
            <option value="January">January</option>
            <option value="February">February</option>
            <option value="March">March</option>
            <option value="April">April</option>
            <option value="June">June</option>
            <option value="July">July</option>
            <option value="August">August</option>
            <option value="September">September</option>
            <option value="October">October</option>
            <option value="November">November</option>
            <option value="December">December</option>
            </select>
            <select name="register_day" id="register_day">
            <option>Day</option>'."\n".
            $day_menu
            .'</select>
            <select name="register_year" id="register_year" onchange="sndReq(this.value,register_month.value);">
            <option>Year</option>'."\n".
            $year_menu
            .'</select>
            </p>
            </div>';
}

if(isset($_GET['ajax'])){
echo $content2;
}

return $content2;
?>

I tried using a full URL with the query string directly in an include, and my webhost has that kind of include turned off.
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[abduraooft]

$content.= include 'signup.php';

You need to use file_get_contents() to get the content of the file into a string.

[HDRebel88]

Originally Posted by abduraooft

You need to use file_get_contents() to get the content of the file into a string.

If I do that though, I will get a string of the entire file right? So then I need to come up with some function to run through the string and find the specific data. Or would there be some way to convert the string back into proper a PHP file that isn't a string, and maintains the functionality of the if/else statements and the variables in the included file?

[HDRebel88]

nevermind


Using this:

PHP Code:

if($_GET['signup_type']=="music"){
        $_GET['form_type']="music";
        $content.= include 'signup.php';
        } 


does work.

I was just trying to use the wrong URL. I was using signup?signup_type=$form_type should have been signup/?signup_type=$form_type. Forgot the slash.