Not Allowing Access to an Include

[ShawnK]

This is a really simple question. I have my navagation bar in a seperate file and I want people to able to see the file ONLY if it is included but if they try to access it directly (ie. mysite.com/inc/nav.php) then they won't be able to see it.

[paulnaj]

One trick is to put all the code in the include file into a function and call that function in your 'main' script. Then, if a user navigates to the file, nothing will be displayed in the browser because the function will not be called!!

Another (better) way is to create a folder (includes, say) above the root folder and store all of your 'include' files ther.

Paul.

[ShawnK]

Thanks, it works perfectly!