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  PHP script to get name of file which houses the script? rnetzlof@gmail.com - 2014-02-23 11:47 -0800
    Re: PHP script to get name of file which houses the script? Christian Stadler <stadli@gmx.de> - 2014-02-23 21:30 +0100
    Re: PHP script to get name of file which houses the script? Christoph Michael Becker <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-02-23 21:34 +0100
    Re: PHP script to get name of file which houses the script? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-02-23 20:40 +0000
    Re: PHP script to get name of file which houses the script? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2014-02-23 15:00 -0600
    Re: PHP script to get name of file which houses the script? rnetzlof@gmail.com - 2014-02-23 13:57 -0800

#12895 — PHP script to get name of file which houses the script?

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?

Bob Netzlof

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#12896

Am 23.02.2014 20:47, schrieb rnetzlof@gmail.com:
> 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?

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.constants.predefined.php should
answer your question.

-- 
Christian Stadler

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#12899

rnetzlof@gmail.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>

-- 
Christoph M. Becker

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#12900

On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 11:47:04 -0800, rnetzlof wrote:

> 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.

is this:

$file_name = __FILE__;

what you're looking for?

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.constants.predefined.php

Make sure you read the manual page before using it, as it's quite likely 
not going to give exactly the same value as "$file_name = 
string_literal;" will.

-- 
Denis McMahon, denismfmcmahon@gmail.com

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#12905

At Sun, 23 Feb 2014 11:47:04 -0800 (PST) rnetzlof@gmail.com wrote:

> 
> I have a number of files which contain PHP scripts like:
> 
> <?php
>  $file_name='mtg10.php';
>  include 'format_date.php';
> ?>

<?php
  /* __FILE__ is the full pathname of the current file.  basename() returns 
   * the tail.
   */  
  $file_name=basename(__FILE__);
  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?
> 
> Bob Netzlof
>                                                                                   

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#12909

On Sunday, February 23, 2014 2:47:04 PM UTC-5, rnet...@gmail.com wrote:
> I have a number of files which contain PHP scripts like:
>  
> <?php
>  $file_name='mtg10.php';
>  include 'format_date.php';
> ?>

Yes   $file_name=basename(__FILE__); does just what I wanted. Thanks to all who replied.

Bob Netzlof

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