PHP include file - Include file more than once

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In this tutorial I will show you how to divide your code into more files and how to include various files into your actual PHP code.

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Name:	PHP include file
Total steps:	5
Category:	Basics
Level:	Beginner
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Step 3 - Include file more than once

PHP include file

Sometimes it can happen that you want to include a file in your script more than once. There is no problem with it. You can do this by calling include more times. Altough in such case maybe a well organized loop can be better.

So to demonstarte more include calls I have created the following example code:

Code: internal.php 
<?php
   echo "-->internal.php<--<br/>";
?>
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Code: 
<?php
   include ('internal.php');
   echo "Multiple include test.<br/>";
   include ('internal.php');
   echo "Now include it again.<br/>";
   include ('internal.php');
   echo "And again.<br/>";
   include ('internal.php');
?>
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Output: 
-->internal.php<-- Multiple include test. -->internal.php<-- Now include it again. -->internal.php<-- And again. -->internal.php<--   

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