Best way to include file in PHP?

Question

I\'m currently developping a PHP web application and I would like to know what is the best manner to include files (include_once) in a way where the code it is still maintan

Answer 1

I used to start all my php file with:

include_once('init.php');

Then in that file I would require_once all the other files that needed to be required, like functions.php for example, or globals.php where I would declare all global variables, or constants. That way you only have to edit all your setting at one place.