Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 02/03/07 04:20

Sanders Kaufman wrote:
> Nu wrote:
>> "Sanders Kaufman" <bucky@kaufman.net> wrote in message
>> news:cwhwh.2295$4H1.1365@newssvr17.news.prodigy.net...
>>> Nu wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have seen code like this:
>>>> if ( file_exists( "$IP/languages/classes/$class.deps.php" ) ) {
>>>> include_once("$IP/languages/classes/$class.deps.php");
>>>> }
>>>> It appears not to load the file unless an if statement passes.
>>> Well, I could be wrong - it would be as easy as RTFM to verify. :)
>>
>> I can't find anything in the manual on this.
>
> Check the page that discusses "require_once" and "include_once".
> It's all there.

Yep.

"The include_once() statement includes and evaluates the specified file
during the execution of the script."

It's an execution time statement, not a compile time statement.
Therefore it will only include the file if this statement is executed.

For instance:

if (false)
include_once('myfile.php');

will never include the file.

require_once() has a similar statement.

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