Prevent direct access to a php include file

Question

I have a php file which I will be using as exclusively as an include. Therefore I would like to throw an error instead of executing it when it\'s accessed directly by typing

Answer 1

You can use the following method below although, it does have a flaw, because it can be faked, except if you can add another line of code to make sure the request comes only from your server either by using Javascript. You can place this code in the Body section of your HTML code, so the error shows there.

Place your other HTML code here

End it like this, so the output of the error will always show within the body section, if that's how you want it to be.