Is it possible to require a php file and get all the things that's echo'ed to be returned and stored into a variable?
Example:
//file1.php
// let's say $somevar = "hello world"
<p><?php echo $somevar; ?></p>
//file2.php
$file1 = getEchoed("file1.php");
// I know getEchoed don't exist, but i'm unsure how to do it.
Use output buffering:
ob_start();
require('somefile.php');
$data = ob_get_clean();
ob_get_clean() essentially executes both ob_get_contents() and ob_end_clean().Output buffering can do what you need.
ob_start();
require("file1.php");
$file1 = ob_get_contents();
ob_clean();
ob_start();
include('file1.php');
$contents = ob_get_clean();
The output from file1.php is now stored in the variable $contents.
<?php
ob_start();
require 'file1.php';
$var_buffer = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
echo $var_buffer;
?>
