SyntaxHighlighter with php to load page?

Question

I am attempting to use Alex Gorbatchevs Syntax Highlighter in conjunction with a variety of java examples. Instead of copying and pasting each example into its own html page, I would love to use php to get the filename and path, and then load the text content in between the "pre" tags... something like

<?php
echo "<pre>";
include ("$filename");
echo "</pre>";
?>

Obviously, since it is in between the "pre" tags, this renders like

include("$filename");

with pretty highlighting... =P

Is there anything that will work for me? Or am I stuck with copying and pasting?

manix · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-07 14:45:39Z

1

Are you sure? I have reproduced the scenario and works fine for me:

code.php

<? echo "this is my code"; ?>

syntax.php

<?
$filename = "code.php";

echo "<pre>";
include("$filename");
echo "</pre>";
?>

<script type="text/javascript">
     SyntaxHighlighter.all()
</script>

output:

1  this is my code

edited Aug 7, 2012 at 14:45

answered Aug 7, 2012 at 14:34

manix

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sǝɯɐſ Over a year ago

You are correct sir. The problem was the fact that I am a moron and was expecting the php scripts to work correctly when I viewed them in a browser like an html page. I uploaded the pages to a webhost, and this works perfectly. Thank you!

peedeeaay · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-06 21:37:35Z

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Don't use the include() method to do this - rather have a read / play with php's "fopen" command. http://php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php

answered Aug 6, 2012 at 21:37

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sǝɯɐſ Over a year ago

The issue is not that I can't import the text, it's the fact that any command contained between the <pre> tags is not executed...

peedeeaay Over a year ago

I thought that was the point of a syntax highlighter, so that you can see code, and not execute it?

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