take file data in variable php code example

Example 1: take file data in variable php

ob_start();

include "yourfile.php";

$myvar = ob_get_clean();

reference :
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1272228/how-do-i-load-a-php-file-into-a-variable
https://secure.php.net/manual/en/function.ob-get-clean.php

Example 2: take file data in variable php

I suppose you want to get the content generated by PHP, if so use:

$Vdata = file_get_contents('http://YOUR_HOST/YOUR/FILE.php');

Otherwise if you want to get the source code of the PHP file, its the same as 
a .txt file:

$Vdata = file_get_contents('path/to/YOUR/FILE.php');