Re: include and require

OK , thanks for the answer. The answer was just like in the manual but with neat illustration. :) If that's the case, shouldn't we always use include() rather than require() ?? i mean (correct me if i'm wrong) you cann't use require() in else-if statement or looping, and there's speed degradation if we use require(). So why they still use this in PHP 4.0 ?? i think that's the question, is there any advantages or disadvantages of require and include ? thanks in advance -eris -----Original Message----- From: scottrus@ipass.net <scottrus@ipass.net> To: Eris Ristemena <ste94034@stttelkom.ac.id> Cc: php-general@lists.php.net <php-general@lists.php.net> Date: Sunday, July 02, 2000 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] include and require >heh. This time i read your question and will give you an answer :) >Sorry about that last post which didn't answer your question. > >Take this example: > > $mything = 1; > if ($mything) { > include("myfile.inc"); > } > >In this example the file "myfile.inc" will ONLY be included if the >var $mything = 1. So if we change $mything = 0 then the file >"myfile.inc" will NOT be included. > >This second example uses require() instead of include(): > > $mything = 0; > if ($mything) { > require("myfile.inc"); > } > >This time the file "myfile.inc" will be parsed (aka included) into the >into the main script if $mything = 1 OR if $mything = 0. In the second >example above if we change the require() back to an include() then >"myfile.inc" would NOT be included because the if statment tests false. > >Hope this helps. > >-- Scott