PHP - how to load HTML files?

Question

At the moment I have a file like this

<?php
if(some condition)
{
    //Dont allow access
}
else
{
    echo "<html>My HTML Code</html>";
}
?>

But I wanted to do something like this to keep my php file short and clean.

<?php
if(some condition)
{
    //Dont allow access
}
else
{
    //print the code from ..html/myFile.html
}
?>

How can I achieve this?

if it's plain HTML use [`readfile`](http://php.net/readfile) — hakre, Mar 07 '13 at 11:49

Nauphal · Answer 1 · 2013-03-07T12:00:55.847

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save your html content as seperate template and simply include it

<?php
if(some condition)
{
    //Dont allow access
}
else
{
    include ("your_file.html");
}
?>

OR

<?php
if(some condition)
{
    //Dont allow access
}
else
{
    readfile("your_file.html");
}
?>

readfile is faster and less memory intensive than file_get_contents

edited Mar 07 '13 at 12:00

answered Mar 07 '13 at 11:45

Nauphal

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lol..how on earth did I forget about the plain old `include()`... – asprin Mar 07 '13 at 11:46
Thanks for the answer... But now I just have another question. do you know if I can edit a certain div within this php file. Like a div with a certain id? – Joe Slater Mar 07 '13 at 11:50
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score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 07 '13 at 11:51

you may have a look at PHP Simple HTML DOM Parser, seems a good idea for your needs! Example:

// Create a DOM object from a string
$html = str_get_html('<html><body>Hello!</body></html>');

// Create a DOM object from a URL
$html = file_get_html('http://www.google.com/');

// Create a DOM object from a HTML file
$html = file_get_html('test.htm');

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 07 '13 at 11:49

3

Use this code


if(some condition)
{
    //Dont allow access
}
else
{
    echo file_get_contents("your_file.html");
}

OR


if(some condition)
{
    //Dont allow access
}
else
{
    require_once("your_file.html");
}

answered Mar 07 '13 at 11:49

Tsimtsum

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Which technique is better? – Ravinder Singh Mar 07 '13 at 11:53
I will prefer 2nd one. – Tsimtsum Mar 07 '13 at 11:54

asprin · Answer 4 · 2013-03-07T11:55:45.973

3

Extending nauphal's answer for a more robust solution..

<?php
if(some condition)
{
    //Dont allow access
}
else
{
    if(file_exists("your_file.html"))
    {
       include "your_file.html";
    }
    else
    {
      echo 'Opps! File not found. Please check the path again';
    }
}
?>

edited Mar 07 '13 at 11:55

answered Mar 07 '13 at 11:50

asprin

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score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 07 '13 at 11:56

3

Use functions like

include()
include_once()
require()
require_once()
file_get_contents()

answered Mar 07 '13 at 11:56

Sumit Bijvani

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This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. – SysDragon Mar 07 '13 at 12:14
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@SysDragon why this is not an answer? – Sumit Bijvani Mar 07 '13 at 12:35

score 2 · Answer 6 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

2

<?php
if(some condition)
{
    //Dont allow access
}
else
{
    echo file_get_contents("your_file.html");
}
?>

This should do the trick

Or, as nauphal's answer say, simply use include()

Don't forget that, if file doesn't exists, you could have some trouble (so, maybe, check before include or getting content)

edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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answered Mar 07 '13 at 11:45

DonCallisto

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`file_get_contents()` returns a value, I don't see any echo or assignment above =oP – kittycat Mar 07 '13 at 11:53
@crypticツ: yes, you're right. Thought wrote it .... :) – DonCallisto Mar 07 '13 at 13:03

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 07 '13 at 11:46

1

I think you want to include your HTML file or have I misunderstood the question.

<?php
if(some condition)
{
    //Dont allow access
}
else
{
    include ("..html/myFile.html");
}
?>

answered Mar 07 '13 at 11:46

AMadmanTriumphs

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score -1 · Answer 8 · answered Mar 07 '13 at 11:59

Way 1:

ob_start();
include "yourfile.html";
$return = ob_get_contents();
ob_clean();

echo $return;

Way 2: Use templaters, like CTPP, Smarty, etc... Templaters are useful to transfer some logic from php to template, for example, in CTPP:

$Templater -> params('ok' => true);
$Template -> output('template.html');

in template html:

<TMPL_if (ok) >
ok is true
<TMPL_else>
ok not true
</TMPL_if>

The same ideas are in other templaters. Templaters are better, cause it helps you to standartize your templates and send all primitive logic to them.

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