get return value from remotely executed script

Hi, I'm trying to get a value from a remotely executed script (on another server). From what I've read, it should work as both servers are running php 4.4 and have allow_url_fopen "on" to do something like this:

remote server (myfile.php):

return 0;

PHP:

local server:

$get_value = include("http://www.remoteserver.com/myfile.php");

PHP:

For some reason, I just keep getting the integer '1' (or bool TRUE) returned to $get_value from the call to include but when you have a return statement in the file you are calling with include(), it should give the value returned from that script.

I can't access any variables that are set in the remote script and I can't run this script on the local server.

Anyone know how to get this to work?

Thanks.

 

after include statement call the function which return a value

$get_value = include("http://www.remoteserver.com/myfile.php");
$some_variable = functionCall($param);

PHP:

Well, I guess. Not sure about it

 

hi, i think including a file that resides on another server is not allowed its a surefire security risk, your best bet if you want to get a value from another server is through SOAP or RPC

 

Instead of using include, use file_get_contents.

 

I agree with TwistMyArm, to read the remote data with file_get_contents(). However, to do that you should be printing/echoing the return data, not using "return" in myfile.php.

So the remote myfile.php would look something like:

<?php
$returnValue = "0";
print $returnValue;
?>

PHP:

And your local script could have something like:

<?php
$get_value = file_get_contents("http://www.remoteserver.com/myfile.php");
?>

PHP:

 

Ah..cool! It works with file_get_contents(). I tried something like that earlier but I didn't think of file_get_contents() to retrieve the output.
Thanks for the responses...green props.