RE: [PHP] Question about include_once and require_once

> The php lit is not clear, to me, exactly what is happening. > > Does the "once" refer to the session or to the page? Page. It has nothing to do with sessions. So if you have include_once('functions.php') in your code twice, the 'functions.php' code will only be parsed once with the first include_once() call. > In other words: suppose I have a file with several functions and several > pages on my site. My visitors can arrive at any page and then navigate > around the site. If I use include_once () on all my php pages, can I > rely on the session manager to maintain the functions for the visitors? No. Not sure where you got this from, but sessions are a completely different topic. > If I use just plain "include ()", does the php parser load up an > additional copy for every time it's called? It will parse the include file each time include() is called. ---John W. Holmes... PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy today. http://www.phparch.com/