note 120199 added to function.require-once

If you are including a file that returns something and your script tries to re-include it, you will not recevie the expected return from your file but a (boolean) true. eg. index.php <?php $a = require_once('other.php'); var_dump($a); $a = require_once('other.php'); var_dump($a); ?> other.php <?php return [1,2,3]; ?> Will output: index.php:3: array (size=3) 0 => int 1 1 => int 2 2 => int 3 index.php:5: boolean true ---- Server IP: 72.52.91.14 Probable Submitter: 190.130.102.49 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/function.require-once.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/120199 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/120199/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/120199/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/120199/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/120199/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/120199/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/120199/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/120199 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/120199 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php