note 55819 added to function.include

If you want to prevent direct access to some files and only allow them to be used as include files by other scripts, then an easy way to accomplish that is to check a define in the include file. Like this. includefile.php --- <?php defined('_VALID_INCLUDE') or die('Direct access not allowed.'); /* rest of file */ ?> script.php --- <?php define('_VALID_INCLUDE', TRUE); include('includefile.php'); /* rest of file */ ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+55819 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55819&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55819&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55819&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55819&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55819&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55819&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+55819&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php