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{fetch}
{fetch} is used to retrieve files from the local file system, http, or
ftp and display the contents.
Attributes
| Attribute | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| file | Yes | The file, http or ftp site to fetch |
| assign | No | The template variable the output will be assigned to |
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If the file name begins with
http://, the website page will be fetched and displayed.Note
This will not support http redirects, be sure to include a trailing slash on your web page fetches where necessary.
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If the file name begins with
ftp://, the file will be downloaded from the ftp server and displayed. -
For local files, either a full system file path must be given, or a path relative to the executed php script.
Note
If security is enabled, and you are fetching a file from the local file system,
{fetch}will only allow files from within the$secure_dirpath of the security policy. See the Security section for details. -
If the
assignattribute is set, the output of the{fetch}function will be assigned to this template variable instead of being output to the template.
Examples
{* include some javascript in your template *}
{fetch file='/export/httpd/www.example.com/docs/navbar.js'}
{* embed some weather text in your template from another web site *}
{fetch file='http://www.myweather.com/68502/'}
{* fetch a news headline file via ftp *}
{fetch file='ftp://user:password@ftp.example.com/path/to/currentheadlines.txt'}
{* as above but with variables *}
{fetch file="ftp://`$user`:`$password`@`$server`/`$path`"}
{* assign the fetched contents to a template variable *}
{fetch file='http://www.myweather.com/68502/' assign='weather'}
{if $weather ne ''}
<div id="weather">{$weather}</div>
{/if}