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PHP print array in other pages for use over multiple pages

I need an array in multiple pages, so I tried to make a php file where the array is printed. I used:

file_put_contents('file.php',
    '<?php $order = ' . var_export($order1, true) . '; ?>');

I was hoping that if I included this file in the files where I need the array, I could use it as $order, but I get an error instead. I checked file.php and everything looks in order. Does anyone knows what I am doing wrong?

Solution

  • You should not create .php files by your backend. It is not secure. I recommend you to use JSON for that:

          file_put_contents('file.json',json_encode($order1));
      $order = json_decode(file_get_content($url), true);

    And you should hide this files from web in your .htaccess or by another available method for secure purpose.