note 116522 added to function.include

If you want to have include files, but do not want them to be accessible directly from the client side, please, please, for the love of keyboard, do not do this: <?php # index.php define('what', 'ever'); include 'includeFile.php'; # includeFile.php // check if what is defined and die if not ?> The reason you should not do this is because there is a better option available. Move the includeFile(s) out of the document root of your project. So if the document root of your project is at "/usr/share/nginx/html", keep the include files in "/usr/share/nginx/src". <?php # index.php (in document root (/usr/share/nginx/html)) include __DIR__ . '/../src/includeFile.php'; ?> Since user can't type 'your.site/../src/includeFile.php', your includeFile(s) would not be accessible to the user directly. ---- Server IP: 72.52.91.14 Probable Submitter: 59.161.78.34 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/function.include.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/116522 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/116522/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/116522/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/116522/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/116522/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/116522/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/116522/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/116522 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/116522 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php