Hey guys. I am trying to create a function that will identify a specific module and display it. Here is what I have:

PHP Code:

function mod_display($display_id, $display_box, $display_title)
{
global $db, $key, $display_id, $display_box, $display_title, $modules, $user, $auth, $display;

$sql = "SELECT id, title, display, key FROM mods WHERE id='$display_id'"; 
$result = $db->sql_query($sql); 
$row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result);

$key = '0';

if ($key == 1)
{
$display_title='Offline';
$display_box='The module is offline.';
echo ($display_title);
echo ($display_box);
}
else
{

if ($display_title == 0)
{
null;
}
elseif ($row['title'] == 'Welcome,')
{
echo ($row['title'] . ' ' . $user->data['username']);
}
else
{
echo ($row['title']);
}

if ($display_box == 0)
{
null;
}
else 
{
include ($modules . '/' . $row['display'] . '.php');
}
}
} 


It works and displays everything, however it doesn't display in the actual module box. It starts at the top, everything is outside of the template at the top. I think that the "include" function is what the problem is. Is there a way to pull a php file without using include? This is what is stopping everything from being displayed right.

Sorry if I am not 100% clear. Please ask for a better description if you don't understand. Thanks!

Perhaps I have not understood the problem correctly, but it seems your calling the function at the top of your page? Call the function inside your template instead, at the place you want the include to happen.

Call the function inside your template instead, at the place you want the include to happen.

Exactly, or use ob_start() before the include and ob_get_contents() just after.
It will allow you to get back the HTML that would have been sent to the browser in a variable.

Calling include() is like executing the code.
If there are print or echo statements, or html in the included file, they will be sent to the browser at the moment the function is read (ie, when the page loads) when the engine parse the file to recognize the available functions.