PHP Include and Require method

PHP Include File

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PHP allows you to include file so that a page content can be reused many times. There are two ways to include file in PHP.

1. include
2. require

Advantage

Code Reusability: By the help of include and require construct, we can reuse HTML code or PHP script in many PHP scripts.

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PHP include example

PHP include is used to include file on the basis of given path. You may use relative or absolute path of the file. Let's see a simple PHP include example.

File: menu.html

1. <a href="http://samadroid.blogspot.com">Home</a> |   
2. <a href="http://samadroid.blogspot.com/php-tutorial">PHP</a> |   
3. <a href="http://samadroid.blogspot.com/java-tutorial">Java</a> |    
4. <a href="http://samadroid.blogspot.com/html-tutorial">HTML</a>  

File: include1.php

1. <?php include("menu.html"); ?>  
2. <h1>This is Main Page</h1>  

Output:

home | php | java | html

This is Main Page

PHP require example

PHP require is similar to include. Let's see a simple PHP require example.

File: menu.html

1. <a href="http://samadroid.blogspot.com">Home</a> |   
2. <a href="http://samadroid.blogspot.com/php-tutorial">PHP</a> |   
3. <a href="http://samadroid.blogspot.com/java-tutorial">Java</a> |    
4. <a href="http://samadroid.blogspot.com/html-tutorial">HTML</a>  

File: require1.php

1. <?php require("menu.html"); ?>  
2. <h1>This is Main Page</h1>  

Output

home | php |java |html

This is Main Page