How can I set some code to be a variable?

[londres9b]

I need help using quotes on PHP.

I have this code:

<?php
$myfile = "$xxx.txt";
$work = fopen ($myfile, "r");
$hits = fread ($work, filesize($myfile));
fclose ($work);
echo "xxxx: <b>$hits</b>";?>);
$filenameb = "stats.php";
$fdb = fopen ($filenameb, "a");
fwrite ($fdb,$contentsb);
fclose ($fdb);
?>

And what I want is to set all that code as a variable.
But I can't because of the double quotes! And if I use single quotes then the code won't work.

What I have is this:

$MYVARIABLE = "
 
<?php
$myfile = "$xxx.txt";
$work = fopen ($myfile, "r");
$hits = fread ($work, filesize($myfile));
fclose ($work);
echo "xxxx: <b>$hits</b>";?>);
$filenameb = "stats.php";
$fdb = fopen ($filenameb, "a");
fwrite ($fdb,$contentsb);
fclose ($fdb);
?>
 
";

You can see... I have plenty of double quoutes there...

Is there any way of doing this?

[TheServant]

Look at heredoc statements.

Also, read up on escaping strings with '\' and using addslashes.

[londres9b]

Thank you so much!

[TheServant]

@londres9b
No worries, let us know how you go. I am curious to find out how you plan to use this variable?

[londres9b]

Oh, it's for a URL shortener statistics.

That variable is going to be on the page that redirects the user and what it does (as you can see) is append to the statistics another code that opens (and reads) a txt file where the hits for that url have already been incremented.

Sounds confusing... probably there is a simpler way of doing this but I'm on a "make-my-own-way" kind of mood.. :)

When it's done (the Url Shortener) I'll tell you about it.

[londres9b]

Ah....

One thing: does Heredoc allow multiple semicolons?

My code has and needs to have semicolons and I did:

$MyVariable = <<<EOD
<?php
$myfile = "$xxx.txt";
$work = fopen ($myfile, "r");
$hits = fread ($work, filesize($myfile));
fclose ($work);
echo "xxxx: <b>$hits</b>";
?>
EOD;

and it doesn't work.

Can you help?

===============

Sorry, it Does work.

[Samishii23]

Try using file_get_contents()
It would be a little easier on the eyes.

[londres9b]

@Samishii23
Thanks! It's much simpler this way