How do I to include a file in php without using include or require?

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How do I call a function which is in a different file without including or requiring that file?

as i have to include a basic function file always in every script where connection.php is being called... — Mustafa Mansoor
– Mustafa Mansoor, Commented May 7, 2011 at 3:50
Why you don't want to use include? If the file has so many other things, refactor it so that the function is isolated in some file and include it. Or look up web services that expose functions (I'm not sure why you want to do this,so explain more) — Mr. Zen
– Mr. Zen, Commented May 7, 2011 at 3:51
but the problem is to make file path of basicfunction.php as it is always changing with reference to open directory — Mustafa Mansoor
– Mustafa Mansoor, Commented May 7, 2011 at 3:51
Ok , copy paste your code and we'll see where you're going wrong. — Mr. Zen
– Mr. Zen, Commented May 7, 2011 at 3:52
$path_determine = explode ("/", $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']); $totSlash = 4; $RelativePath = str_repeat("../", count($path_determine)-$totSlash+1); — Mustafa Mansoor
– Mustafa Mansoor, Commented May 7, 2011 at 3:56

David Fells · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-07 03:52:50Z

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You can't. If you don't include or require it, PHP has no idea what's there. You can use .htaccess or php.ini to automatically include a file, which is identical to including it with require or include.

For example in .htaccess

php_value auto_prepend_file "/full/path/to/a/prepend-file.php"

In php.ini

  auto_prepend_file = "/full/path/to/a/prepend-file.php"

edited May 7, 2011 at 3:52

answered May 7, 2011 at 3:46

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Mustafa Mansoor Over a year ago

can u explane?? please describe how to edit php.ini of server machine??

David Fells Over a year ago

Depends on the OS and how PHP was installed, and the web server. For example, on my Ubuntu 11 workstation, it's /etc/php5/php.ini after installing with aptitude. Find it, edit it.

Schwern · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-07 03:50:40Z

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Read it into a string and eval it.

$code = file_get_contents("somefile.php");
eval($code);

answered May 7, 2011 at 3:50

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Wh1T3h4Ck5 Over a year ago

+1 well, with some restrictions in PHP file, this will work fine ;)

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-07 03:45:41Z

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Copy and paste it. But mind the license.

answered May 7, 2011 at 3:45

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Mr. Zen Over a year ago

You violate one of the first software engineering principles that way. Reusuability.

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