PHP Include() - help?

[jcmeyer5]

Be gentle, I am an accountant, and my web page is for recreation, so I have no real training.

I was told that include() was a good way to update the navigation links on each page because you only have to edit one file vs. manually editing all 30 something pages of html I have now. So I was given the instructions on how to do it. Basically, build the PHP file with the HTML you want to include(), and use the command

<?php include("file.php"); ?>

to include the file. I did that... but it didnt work in any fashion. I have also downloaded examples from other websites, thrown them out there, and they didnt work either.

So what am I doing wrong? Is there some sort of setup I need to do first to make this work? Enable something? I really am not trying to do anything more complicated than update common content on web pages in less time than it takes now.

Thanks!

Jim

[eLIANT]

First, I'm assuming you *really* need php.

1 - The name of the file in which the "include statement" resides must end in *.php
2 - if there are any php statements in the "included" file, they must be enclosed in the php indicators ("<?php" and "?>")

[jcmeyer5]

Yes... I REALLY needed it.

The problem was #1. I had it named html still and not php.

Thanks for your help!

Jim