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How do I execute a file from within a PHP script with headers already sent?

How do I execute a file from within a PHP script with headers already sent?

I have this code at the bottom of a php script. However, I am getting a "Headers Already Sent" error. Is there a way to get around that?

$path = '/home/*********/public_html/*********/Feed-Master.php';
exec($path, $output,$return);
var_dump($return);

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Ray Paseur

Yes. You can use ob_start() at the top of your script to capture the output and buffer it until the end of the script. Either that, or reorganize the code to produce the output in the correct order. Usually, ob_start() is easier.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/4423/Warning-Cannot-modify-header-information-headers-already-sent.html

lawrence_dev

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Ray,
I placed ob start at the top of the page and that returned the headers already sent error. So I moved it to the bottom and received the same error.

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/*******/public_html/*******/ProductFeed-Master.php:2) in /home/*********/public_html/*******/ProductFeed--Master.php on line 308

ob_start();
header('/home/******/public_html/********/BingFeed-Master.php');
exit();

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lawrence_dev

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I got it to work. Thanks for your help!

ob_start();
$return = include '/home/*******/public_html/*******/BingFeed-Master.php'; 
$return = ob_get_clean();

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