Including a page within another page

[Zeggy]

This is a simple function to include a seperate page within another page:

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<?php
include("path or url here");
?>
It's pretty straightforward.
It can be used for many functions, such as:
including a settings/config page
including a page from another website... makes for nice dynamic content

[Mgccl]

say.. here is something about include...
Include is slower than some other functions...
so if you just want to output some raw HTML(no PHP inside.. like some template)
try use this function

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<?php
include($filename); //contain PHP code in it
readfile($filename); //raw outputs.. no PHP inside...
?>
readfile will be much faster and use less ram especially when the FILE is HUGE(supose... 32 MB)

[Karlos]

Why not mention require()? require_once() or even include_once()? 

[Nox]

I guess we could add also (beside other facts)

- about how to deal with it's argument, as it's not so straightforward: without prefix ./ or ../ it's not the directory of script, where php searches first, but in include_path, which is path defined in the php's options and when unsuccessful, then the engine searches in the directory of the current script (so be careful not to include different file than you wanted)

- in the file you include all the variables from before including are also avalible in the included script, all functiones and classes from a included file have global scope

- using include construct is not http request, so no absolute http://, no GET attributes in url

- about including either content to center or top and bottom part (I prefer this way) of page when constructing a dynamic webpage

[ckumarjha]

I guess we could add also (beside other facts)

- about how to deal with it's argument, as it's not so straightforward: without prefix ./ or ../ it's not the directory of script, where php searches first, but in include_path, which is path defined in the php's options and when unsuccessful, then the engine searches in the directory of the current script (so be careful not to include different file than you wanted)

- in the file you include all the variables from before including are also avalible in the included script, all functiones and classes from a included file have global scope

- using include construct is not http request, so no absolute http://, no GET attributes in url

- about including either content to center or top and bottom part (I prefer this way) of page when constructing a dynamic webpage

i have started php a few days back and did not read about this any where...... thnx you saved me from making big mistakes.....