RE: [PHP] Include vs. Header

Thank you so much for your reply. Will there be any restrictions to call cookie function if I use include(), since cookie function requires no header info passed prior to calling it... > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt McClanahan [mailto:cardinal@dodds.net] > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 4:56 PM > To: Eugene Yi (InfoSpace Inc) > Cc: 'php-general@lists.php.net' > Subject: Re: [PHP] Include vs. Header > > > On Fri, 6 Oct 2000, Eugene Yi (InfoSpace Inc) wrote: > > > Hi, guys! > > I'd wanna ask you a trivial question and I don't have a > firm idea even after > > referencing to the php.net's doc. I basically want to know > the differences > > and usages of include() and header() (and require()). When > I was working > > with PHP 2.x, I always (and only) used include() & exit() > combi to move on > > to the next page. It feels like I have some limitation > when doing so in PHP > > 4. Is that true especially when I introduce the cookie > function, or am I > > just dreaming? > > PHP still uses include and require to include content in a > page, just as > you were doing in your example. Header() is used for a > different purpose, > to send HTTP Header information. One of those headers, > Location, simply > redirects the browser to a new location. You don't return from it, > because it's sent to the browser before any normal content. > > As a side note, exit() isn't really necessary in the include files. > > Matt > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net >