title: Get .php file locally using curl
body: <p>I'm using <code>curl</code> in PHP to return the content of a PHP file. I want to do this locally because I will be accessing multiple PHP files during the same script, so it would be faster to open the file directly.</p>
  
  <p>However, I want to be able to push parameters into the PHP files (treat them exactly as PHP files on the web, but grabbing them locally), as I want to push parameters into the scripts which will be generating additional dynamic content when I grab it. </p>
  
  <p>Is this possible to do if I call the files locally? I've tried using the file:///, calling the file directly, but this won't run the PHP code found in these files.</p>
  
  <p>Any ideas?</p>
  
  <p><strong>edit</strong></p>
  
  <p>Sorry for the confusion:
  -This is currently running on a webserver, and I am currently calling http:// (and not file:///) so the PHP contained in those files can be executed. However, I find this to be slow because I'm generating multiple curl() calls that are essentially calling the server itself multiple times. </p>