Re: PHP includes

Shouldn't someone mention that this is a horrible way to to make a website
and it can lead to massive confusion for a someone trying to take over the
development? That require, include, used in that way is little better than a
GOTO statement.. 

Eric 

At 06:32 PM 5/15/02 -0400, Marjorie MacDonald wrote:
>Sure you can. I do it all the time. And you do it in exactly the same 
>way, though the actual syntax is different (include tags are different, 
>you don't use the brackets, etc.). You can also use the if/elseif 
>construction to make one big long set of if/then conditions.
>
>Works great.
>
>Marge MacDonald
>
>
>> Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 13:28:48 -0400
>> From: "Guy M. Fisher" <guyfisher(at)email.com> <mailto:guyfisher(at)email.com>
>> Subject: PHP Includes
>> 
>>>> >> You can't combine SSI and PHP in the same page. ... If I use ASP,
>>> 
>> includes can be used ad nauseum. <<
>> 
>> Not only can you use includes by using PHP's include() or require()
>> functions, but you can include files conditionally:
>> 
>> if (TRUE) {
>> 
>> 	include("this.txt");
>> 
>> }
>> 
>> else {
>> 
>> 	include("that.txt");
>> 
>> }
>> 
>> You can't do that in ASP, can you?
>> 
>> While we're on the topic of PHP include files, I'm looking for a
>> Windows-based host with PHP that provides each account with a separate
>> PHP include directory or allows customized include_path settings. I'm
>> developing a PHP-powered site that has to use an MS Access database and
>> my current host (http://www.hostway.com) won't change my include_path
>> from its useless ".." setting. I'd rather not have to throw a
>> path-sniffing script onto every page just to use some global includes.
>> 
>> What I'd really covet is an Apache host with ODBC access to an Access
>> database. Anybody ever run across this elusive beast?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> 
>> Guy M. Fisher
>> 
>> Cleveland, Ohio
>> guyfisher(at)email.com <mailto:guyfisher(at)email.com>
>> 
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