#!/usr/bin/perl -l use strict; use warnings; use PHP::Include ( DEBUG => 1 ); include_php_vars( '/path/to/deepstructure.php' ); my $file = '/path/to/deepstructure.php'; print $file; #### array( 'a' => array( 'alberto', 'antonio'), 'b' => array( 'burro', 'brain')), 'ages' => array( 10, 20, 30, 40), ); $x = 42; ?>