virtual()

virtual - Perform an Apache sub-request

Syntax

bool virtual (string $filename)

Arguments

• filename - The file that the virtual command will be performed on.

Description

virtual() is an Apache-specific function which is similar to <!--#include virtual...-->in mod_include. It performs an Apache sub-request. It is useful for including CGI scripts or.shtmlfiles, or anything else that you would parse through Apache. Note that for a CGI script, the script must generate valid CGI headers. At the minimum that means it must generate a Content-Typeheader.

Version

PHP 4, 5

Return value

Performs the virtual command on success, or returns FALSE on failure.