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The include_once() statement includes and
evaluates the specified file during the execution of the script. This is a behavior similar to the
include() statement, with the only difference being that
if the code from a file has already been included, it will not be included again. As the name
suggests, it will be included just once.
include_once() should be used in cases
where the same file might be included and evaluated more than once during a particular execution of
a script, and you want to be sure that it is included exactly once to avoid problems with function
redefinitions, variable value reassignments, etc.
For more examples on using require_once()
and include_once(), look at the PEAR code included in the latest PHP source code
distributions.
Note: include_once() was added in PHP
4.0.1pl2
See also include(), require(),
require_once(), get_required_files(),
get_included_files(), readfile(), and
virtual().
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