PHP include() with GET attributes (include file.php?q=1)

Question

I want to include() a php file located on my server, with additional GET attributes. But it won't work:

include('search.php?q=1'); 

The error it gives:

PHP Warning:  include(): Failed opening './search.php?q=1' for inclusion 

Seems like it tries to open a file literally named 'search.php?q=1' instead of opening the 'search.php' file and sending it the GET attributes.

*Note that it does work if I don't put any GET attributes:

include('search.php'); 

Answer 1

You don't want to do this: You'd have to do a http request to be able to pass GET parameters. A PHP script you call in this way will run in a separate PHP process.

The optimal way is to include the file locally:

include('search.php'); 

and to pass any parameters to it manually, like e.g.

$q = "1"; include('search.php');  // expects `$q` parameter 

or, more cleanly, putting whatever you have in search.php into a function or class that you can call with a parameter:

include('search.php');  // defines function my_search($q)   my_search(1);