Include Question

Hi, First, I fixed my other problem of the stack overflow by moving the files back to the root directory (although I would rather have them in a login directory). Anyway, I have a question regarding the include function. I have a login script in a file called login.php - in this file it includes checklogin.php and loginerrors.php. If the user inputs an incorrect login I assign $messages the appropriate error from loginerrors, then I re-include login.php where I want to show the error message, but no matter what I do the error message will not show up. Example. Login.php .... Enter your Name: Enter Your Password: if ($message) { echo $message; } Checklogin.php if (!$name || !password) { $message = $enter_info; include ("login.php"); exit; } Any help is appreciated.