question about functions

Go ahead and laugh now cause this question is uber stupid.

How do I call a function i've created? I've got two files, functions.php and display.php.

functions.php contains my function search_supp($cat, $os) and I want to call it from display.php.

I've tried:

include("functions.php");
and
require("functions.php");

but it give me this error:
Fatal error: Cannot redeclare search_supp() in display.php on line 82

It's acting like it's trying to run the function twice, once when I include(); it and once when I actually call it in display.php.

So, is there any way to call it without running it automatically?

Much Much thanks in advance
Mike

Try to use

require_once 'function.php';

. :o

no dice, same error.

require_once 'functions.php';
function search_supp($cat, $os){
$cat=$_POST["category"];
$os=$_POST["opsys"];
}

that's how i'm calling it, if that helps

if the script with the functions is in the same folder as the other script try this

include "functions.php";

or this

include "./functions.php";

or just make it functions.inc
that is what I use for the end extension

This error message means that youve declared the function twice, not called it twice. You can call a funcion as many times as you want.

You should write in the function page;

function search_supp($cat, $os){
$cat=$_POST["category"];
$os=$_POST["opsys"];
}
//This defines the function

or whatever your function needs to do, and then on the calling page do this;

include('functions.php');
$function_return = search_supp($cat,$os);
//carry on

Hope this helps.

Oh sweet, I just wasn't calling it the right way. Thank you SO much.