include_once

[Anon]

Has anybody got include_once working?

I am trying to include a file that has some funcions, but the second time that the form is called it complains that it cannot redefine the function !!!

What is the point of include_once then?

I've looked through this website, and I am still not sure if this is a bug that has not been fixed or if this is a problem with my implementation of PHP.

our version of PHP is 4.0.6

Since include_once is not working, is there anyother way that I can make sure that the same file is not include more than once?

Any help is much appreciated !!

[Anon]

One method that i use to prevent re-including a file is by creating a boolean variable that stores whether it has been included or not.

In the include file i would put something like:

$incPage_1 = true;

Then where i wanted to include the file i would write:

if(isset($incPage_1) and $incPage_1=true)
{
include ("name_of_file.php");
}

Hopefully that helps.

[Anon]

Maybe try "require" instead of "include".