Posted by Captain Paralytic on 02/16/07 13:07

On 16 Feb, 13:00, Richard <rgr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am new to php and am looking for some quick "get up and go" help.
>
> What would the arguments for and against be for function declarations v
> simple include?
>
> e.g
>
> <?php
> include("myfunc.php"); // declares a function "myfunc".
> myfunc("hello");
> ?>
>
> and
>
> <?php
> include("myfunc.php"); // just a bunch of php code with no function
> ?>
>
> Does PHP cache the functions? Must functions be included on all pages
> which use them? The plethora of web resources makes some of this a
> trifle confusing and difficult/time consuming to pin down, so any best
> practice pointers much appreciated.
>
> Would you keep functions & includes seperate from the main pages? is it
> then necessary to specify a fully qualified name when including them or
> should one just set the include_path in a header? Can the include path
> just be set once for a single session? or in every file which references
> includes? Can you recommend a web resource which covers this type of stuff?

Think furthr than functions. Create classes with methods then
instantate objects.

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