PHP - include variables

Question

I have two files on my hosting website:

Select.php - Contains variables and gets information from a database and works perfectly, I am able to have it write out all the variables.
rank.html - generic website

I am trying to pull a single variable $Stouty447 from the Select.php file into my rank.html file.

I have tried:

<?php include 'Select.php';
echo $Stouty447;
?>

It outputs $Stouty447;?> on my webpage.

I have also tried:

<?php include 'Select.php' echo "$Stouty447";?>

This outputs "$Stouty447";?>

Any ideas on where I should go from here or what I should do?

do a view source. if you see <?php in there, then your server is broken — Marc B
– Marc B, Commented Dec 2, 2013 at 18:55
"I am trying to pull a single variable ($Stouty447) from the Select.php file into my rank.html file." -- This wouldn't work. The file extension must be .php (unless you use some AddHandler magic with .htaccess). — Amal
– Amal, Commented Dec 2, 2013 at 18:56
Second code writes a string not your variable. You should write the first code and change your rank.html to a PHP page. — MahanGM
– MahanGM, Commented Dec 2, 2013 at 18:58
@MahanGM, second one is also a variable (if it is defined). But the line should contain a ;. — putvande
– putvande, Commented Dec 2, 2013 at 18:59

AbraCadaver · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-02 18:56:29Z

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.html files normally will not be parsed by PHP without modifying the webserver configuration. Try renaming it to rank.php.

answered Dec 2, 2013 at 18:56

AbraCadaver

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