# &message

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/message/172502
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [December 14, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/message/172502 "2005-12-14T22:55:05Z")
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### Author: ![pbrollwitme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@pbrollwitme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pbrollwitme)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/message/172502/1 "2005-12-14T22:55:05Z")

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anyone know how i can send a variable from a txt file to php??  
example…

i have a text file that says:

notmessage=  
&message= blah blah blah

I want php to open the text file and then make:

$old = “&message”;

can i do that???  
thanks  
Mat