How to Include a File in PHP

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By Launie Sorrels
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Include a File in PHP

Including a file in PHP requires one simple statement: "include." For the purposes of this tutorial we are going to create two PHP files. The first file is the one that you want to add into your include statement. The second file will be the calling file that has the include statement within it. To test the PHP files you will have to install PHP onto your local machine or have a site to upload your PHP files to.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Create the First File, Test.php

Step 1

Open a simple text editor like Wordpad or Notepad. Microsoft Word and higher level word processors add a lot of unwanted formats that can interfere with the code.
Step 2

Type in the code that you want the second file to call. Here is an example:

<html>
<body>
<a href=http://www.thisisatest.com/index.php>Home</a> -
<a href=http://www.thisisatest.com/about.php>About</a> -
<a href=http://www.thisisatest.com/php.php>PHP coding</a><br/>
Step 3

Save the file as a PHP file. We will call it "Test.php."

Create the Second File, index.php

Step 1

Open a simple text editor like Wordpad or Notepad if you closed it in the first section of this article.
Step 2

Type in the following code to call "Test.php:"

<?php include ("test.php");?>
<p> Welcome to my homepage. Select an option from the above links.</p>
</body>
</html>
Step 3

Save the file as "index.php." When a website is opened it defaults to the index file. Now when someone accesses your website they will see the following:
Home -- About -- PHP coding
Welcome to my homepage. Select an option from the above links.

How to Include a File in PHP

Create the First File, Test.php

Create the Second File, index.php

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