I'm trying to include the header at the top of my pages, but it gives me a blank screen. When I remove it the PHP file runs and shows the content:
<?php
include("header.php");
?>
What's going wrong?
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There is probably an error in that file. try turning display errors and reporting on:
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
error_reporting(E_ALL|E_STRICT);
prodigitalson
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Escaped my mind, but does this work if `header.php` has a parse error? – BoltClock Oct 13 '10 at 20:01
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thanks, how can i turn on the errors globally, and i fixed the problem. thanks – getaway Oct 13 '10 at 20:03
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@boltclock: as long as he does it before the include statement i think so... but im not 100% on that. – prodigitalson Oct 13 '10 at 20:03
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2@getaway in your php.ini file, but you might not want to do that if the site is "live" – hookedonwinter Oct 13 '10 at 20:03
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@getaway: Heed hookedonwinter's warning. – prodigitalson Oct 13 '10 at 20:05
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im just testing it, im on a dedciated server, i cnt seem to find my php.ini file, im using plesk. – getaway Oct 13 '10 at 20:06
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`php --ini` from the shell will give you the location of the CLI ini file. normally they will both be in the directory unless youve set CLI up to use one in your `$HOME`. convention generally puts them in `/etc`. – prodigitalson Oct 13 '10 at 20:22
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Since you're using "include" and not "require", the white screen means you have an error in header.php itself. Use error reporting to narrow the issue down and fix the root of the problem.
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