Mark Hensler — Wed, 06 Aug 2003 20:07:46 +0000

PHP include() does not require you to open a socket for you to include a remote file. It requires 'allow_url_fopen' to be enabled (which may be set at runtime).

"better" is such a vague word. IMO, PHP is the easiest and fastest to learn. But show me an interpreted language that can compete with a compiled language for speed and power. ASP can utilize Visual Basic code compiled into .dll's.

m3rajk — Wed, 06 Aug 2003 15:10:54 +0000

you can with php... as long as you open a socket first.

it explicitly states that on the info for include() on php.net

however,t here's another issue here....php v asp. it's easier to move to php, whcih from what i've seen is a better lang anyway.

look up asp.php

Mark Hensler — Tue, 05 Aug 2003 17:15:39 +0000

As far as I know, SSI only works when including files from localhost, not from remote machines.

With other languages, I've used sockets to establish a TCP/IP connection. Then manually send a HTTP Request header, and read the HTTP Response. I just did some searching for code on ASP sockets, but I can't find any. Just people's custom DLLs that they're trying to sell.

I've got VB6 winsock code. If he can figure out how to convert to ASP, I can post it for ya.

Otherwise, you may have to move a copy of the files to the other machine.