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Re: PHP script to get name of file which houses the script? [message #185001 is a reply to message #184997]

Sun, 23 February 2014 20:34

Christoph Michael Bec
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rnetzlof(at)gmail(dot)com wrote:

> I have a number of files which contain PHP scripts like:
>
> <?php
> $file_name='mtg10.php';
> include 'format_date.php';
> ?>
>
> The included PHP script uses $file_name to get the last uploaded time
> stamp of the named file and process it into a displayable line. All
> that works as intended.
>
> What I don't like is the need for $file_name='mtg10.php'; It would be
> much handier if I could write something like
> $file_name=getNameOfThisFile(); instead.
>
> I've looked, can't find any such function, but maybe I haven't looked
> in the right references. Is there such a function or a sequence of
> function calls to produce that effect?

Well, there is no such function, AFAICT, but a "magic" constant:
__FILE__[1].

[1] <http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.constants.predefined.php>

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		PHP script to get name of file which houses the script? By: rnetzlof on Sun, 23 February 2014 19:47
		Re: PHP script to get name of file which houses the script? By: Christian Stadler on Sun, 23 February 2014 20:30
		Re: PHP script to get name of file which houses the script? By: Christoph Michael Bec on Sun, 23 February 2014 20:34
		Re: PHP script to get name of file which houses the script? By: Denis McMahon on Sun, 23 February 2014 20:40
		Re: PHP script to get name of file which houses the script? By: Robert Heller on Sun, 23 February 2014 21:00
		Re: PHP script to get name of file which houses the script? By: rnetzlof on Sun, 23 February 2014 21:57

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