Question

I can’t echo my variable above my CMS include code.. but if I echo the variable after, then it recognizes the $url variable.

Here is some code:

    <?php
    // here is my CMS inlcude code
    $template = 'news_script'; 
    $number = '';
    $category = '';  
    include $cutepath.'/show_news.php'; 

   ?>

If I echo $url above the include code, it returns nothing. But below, it obviously recognizes it.

Is there a php function that scans the whole page and retrieves all the POST variables so you can use $url at the top of the php page with a header('Location:'. $url); script??

Answer 1

Obviously $url is being defined in your show_news.php script. PHP executes a script line-by-line, and will not magically “reach back” to set a variables value in an earlier line.