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I have parts in my snippets that I need to be more like global functions/variables, as they are often reused without change a lot. I have been trying to simply use include or require, but it always causes my pages to just error out and become unusable.
I made a directory in the base directory called 'phpSnips' with 'file.php'. but all directory forms I used failed- such as '../../phpSnips/file.php' and '/phpSnips/file.php'. How do I start the directory from filesystem to be able to include the file, or is there a better way without using another snippet and returning a string to turn into an object somehow.
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Just as you would in PHP, the FULL server path
include '/server/username/public_html/myfolder/file.php';
include MODX_BASE_PATH . 'myfolder/file.php';
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Another popular way to go would be to put those methods in a PHP class, then just include the class file, instantiate the class object, and call its methods. The class file will get cached and the include will be very fast.
You can also use MODX System Settings as global variables (or $_SESSION variables if they're temporary). For System Settings (after creating the settings):
/* To get one */
$value = $modx->getOption('my_setting', null, 'default value (optional)');
/* To set one */
$setting = $modx->getObject('modSystemSetting', array('key' => 'my_setting'));
$setting->set('value', $someValue);
/* Session Variable alternative method */
/* Get one */
$value = $_SESSION['my_setting'];
/* Set one */
$_SESSION['my_setting'] = $someValue;
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Using the one of the MODX constants might be slightly more reliable and portable:
MODX_BASE_PATH
MODX_MANAGER_PATH
MODX_CORE_PATH
MODX_ASSETS_PATH
Note that all of them end in a slash, so make sure the rest of the path doesn't begin with one.
