require/include into variable

Question

I want to require/include a file and retrieve its contents into a variable.

test.php

Answer 1

require/include does not return the contents of the file. You'll have to make separate calls to achieve what you're trying to do.

EDIT

Using echo will not let you do what you want. But returning the contents of the file will get the job done as stated in the manual - http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php