How to execute and get content of a .php file in a variable?

Question

I want to get contents of a .php file in a variable on other page.

I have two files, myfile1.php and myfile2.php.

myfile2.php

<?PHP
    $myvar="prashant"; // 
    echo $myvar;
?>

Now I want to get the value echoed by the myfile2.php in an variable in myfile1.php, I have tried the follwing way, but its taking all the contents including php tag () also.

<?PHP
    $root_var .= file_get_contents($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/myfile2.php", true);
?>

Please tell me how I can get contents returned by one PHP file into a variable defined in another PHP file.

Thanks

Answer 1

You can use the include directive to do this.

File 2:

<?php
    $myvar="prashant";
?>

File 1:

<?php 

include('myfile2.php');
echo $myvar;

?>