Title: Using WordPress functions in other files
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Using WordPress functions in other files

 *  [alfie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drtanz/)
 * (@drtanz)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-functions-in-other-files/)
 * Hi is there any way to use the wordpress functions outside of the system itself?
 * My scenario:
 * I have made a form processing file signup.php, which I put with the rest of template
   files. Now when a user fills in the form on my homepage or other pages (all using
   index.php), the form on will call signup.php to send an email with the details
   and present a thank you note. I wanted to style the signup.php page like the 
   rest of the site and thus tried to use get_header and get_footer, for example.
   However I’m getting a fatal error. How I should I go about fixing this? thanks

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 *  [popper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julialasarte/)
 * (@julialasarte)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-functions-in-other-files/#post-1589705)
 * You can probably do it following this method: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Integrating_WordPress_with_Your_Website](http://codex.wordpress.org/Integrating_WordPress_with_Your_Website)
 *  Thread Starter [alfie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drtanz/)
 * (@drtanz)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-functions-in-other-files/#post-1589768)
 * thanks

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 * Last reply from: [alfie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drtanz/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-functions-in-other-files/#post-1589768)
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