Include a file in a class in PHP

Question

Is it possible to include a file with PHP variables inside a class? And what would be the best way so I can access the data inside the whole class?

I have been googling this for a while, but none of the examples worked.

Answer 1

The best way is to load them, not to include them via an external file.

For example:

// config.php
$variableSet = array();
$variableSet['setting'] = 'value';
$variableSet['setting2'] = 'value2';

// Load config.php ...
include('config.php');
$myClass = new PHPClass($variableSet);

// In a class you can make a constructor
function __construct($variables){ // <- As this is autoloading, see http://php.net/__construct
    $this->vars = $variables;
}
// And you can access them in the class via $this->vars array

Answer 2

Actually, you should append data to the variable.

<?php
    /*
        file.php

        $hello = array(
            'world'
        )
    */

    class SomeClass {
        var bla = array();
        function getData() {
            include('file.php');
            $this->bla = $hello;
        }

        function bye() {
            echo $this->bla[0]; // Will print 'world'
        }
    }
?>