Oracle Database 10g Express Edition PHP Web Programming

Library File Inclusion

File inclusion is a wonderful concept that enables you to write library files and reuse them when you need to in other programs. Table 4-11 covers the four functions that enable you include PHP library files.

Table 4-11. File Inclusion Statements

Statement Name	Description
include("path/name");	The include() statement takes a single argument, which needs to be a string containing an absolute or relative path statement and file. The file needs to contain a working PHP program unit that is delimited by <?php and ?> tags. The include() statement should only occur once per file, or you will inherit multiple copies of the library. The include() statement will raise a nonfatal warning if the file is unavailable.
include_once("path/name"); ...