Up until now I’m confuse what is the main difference of include and require. As far as I know, include returns a warning while require return a fatal error, both when an error is detected. Can someone clarify me on between these too?
The [B]include()[/B] construct will emit a warning if it cannot find a file; this is different behavior from require(), which will emit a fatal error. [/QUOTE]
The key being if it cannot find the filespec.
My informal advice is to research the other forms of each, i.e. include_once and require_once and also learn how to set the include_path to really simplify things.
@JerailJan 22.2010 — #When deciding which to use, I usually ask myself: will the script still run alright if the file for some reason can't be included?
If it's absolutely required for the functioning of the website, then use require(). If it's some that's optional, and you don't want your users to receive a fatal error by some fluke instead of seeing the website, then use include().
When deciding which to use, I usually ask myself: will the script still run alright if the file for some reason can't be included?
If it's absolutely required for the functioning of the website, then use require(). If it's some that's optional, and you don't want your users to receive a fatal error by some fluke instead of seeing the website, then use include().[/QUOTE]