Re: require v. includes

Thanks for the information, was definitely very helpful in clearing up that question. Joshua E Minnie josh@acsurf.net "Don't work for recognition, but always do work worthy of recognition." ~ Unknown "Michael Kimsal" <michael@tapinternet.com> wrote in message news:3C87AE9C.7000405@tapinternet.com... > Joshua E Minnie wrote: > > I was just wondering if anyone could tell me when would be the time to > > choose require(), require_once(), or include(). I know a little bit about > > using each one, but I am just not sure if there is one that is better than > > the other in certain situations. > > > > > For all intents and purposes there's no real difference between the two. > > > From the manual: > require() and include() are identical in every way except how they > handle failure. include() produces a Warning while require() results in > a Fatal Error. In other words, don't hesitate to use require() if you > want a missing file to halt processing of the page. include() does not > behave this way, the script will continue regardless. Be sure to have an > appropriate include_path setting as well. > > require_once() should be used in cases where the same file might be > included and evaluated more than once during a particular execution of a > script, and you want to be sure that it is included exactly once to > avoid problems with function redefinitions, variable value > reassignments, etc. > > include_once() should be used in cases where the same file might be > included and evaluated more than once during a particular execution of a > script, and you want to be sure that it is included exactly once to > avoid problems with function redefinitions, variable value > reassignments, etc. > > > > Michael Kimsal > http://www.phphelpdesk.com > Taking the ? out of <?php > 734-480-9961 >