Problem with including PHP file

  • Ok So this is driving me crazy..

    Basically I am trying to pull from the database and out the format in JSON using php. I had the file (mapdata.php) in a folder in the root of the installation. I included the wp-blog-header.php and if I went directly to the file in the browser it would work and output what I wanted.

    So I then have a custom page template that I am have integrated Google maps.

    I need to include the php file(mapdata.php) I created earlier into the custom page template but it will not let me. I tried moving mapdata.php to the root dir of the theme and then I could not use it because it would ot include get_bloginfo() or get_header() so that I could connect to the database. I know there is a way but I can’t seem to find out how to do it.

    Does anyone have any idea what I need to do to get it to work like I want it to. This is a custom script for a client so I can not use a plugin.

    Thanks in advance!!!

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  • Are you sure that this isn’t just one or more file path issues? when you moved the file into the theme, did you remember to adjust the paths within mapdata.php?

    I think you would include wp-load.php to do that, but really you should be hooking into the WP AJAX responder. See https://codex.www.ads-software.com/AJAX_in_Plugins

    Thread Starter Justin Greer

    (@justingreerbbi)

    Thanks for the replies,

    I have chosen a different route. I am trying to call the mapdata.php file using Google map v3 JS.

    Here is part of the code:

    function initialize() {
    var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(37.4419, -122.1419);
    var myOptions = {
      zoom: 13,
      center: myLatlng,
      mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
    }
    var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
    downloadUrl("mapdata.php", function(data) {
      var markers = data.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("marker");
      for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {
        var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lat")),
                                    parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lng")));
        var marker = new google.maps.Marker({position: latlng, map: map});
       }
     });
  }

    This code is in the template file I created.
    everything is working but the markers for the Google map.

    I think the reason is that the permalink for the page I created is
    sitename.com/map/

    As you can see above I am trying to call the mapdata.php file relative to the the acualt page-template.php and not sitename.com/map/mapdata.php

    If you have not noticed I am using permalinks.

    I think the script is looking for mapdata.php file relative to the permalink and not the actual file path.

    I hope this makes since. I am trying to get the script to call the file but it is looking for it at sitename.com/map/mapdata.php and not
    sitename.com/wp-contents/themes/templatename/mapdata.php

    Any help?

    Thanks

    Just use an absolute path. downloadUrl("/wp-content/themes/template/mapdata.php" ...

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