Processed php into a php variable

Powi · #1 07-25-2007, 12:01 PM

Hi,

Say i have a php file that outputs html content.

Now I need to get that html (processed php) and store it into a variable so that i can send it in a email.

Can this be done?

Thanks!

Powi

Jatinder · #2 07-25-2007, 01:09 PM

This should work:

PHP Code:


			
ob_start();

//Start generating HTML Code

echo "<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>";

//End

$html = ob_get_contents();

ob_end_clean();

//Everything echoed out by your srcipt between calls
//to ob_start() and ob_get_contents() is now stored in variable $html

SagoMax · #3 07-26-2007, 05:33 PM

If your provider doesn't have output buffering turned on..another way would be to store your "echo" commands into a variable instead and then output it at the end of your php script. I prefer to code this way as it is slightly more compatible across various server configurations.

For example:

Code:

$screen.='<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>';

/* Body of PHP script here */

echo $screen;

Jatinder · #4 07-27-2007, 05:28 AM

Quote:

If your provider doesn't have output buffering turned on..

AFAIK output buffering does not need to be turned on.

The server admin may disabled the "ob_start/ob_get_contents" functions but I have never come across any host who does this. Nor is there any reason to disable these functions.

Processed php into a php variable

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