disable access to included files

Question

i have a litte question..

i want to disable the direct access to my included files. (example header.tpl.php, footer.tpl.php, confic.inc.php, db-connect.inc.php ect.)

Answer 1

if (basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) == basename(__FILE__))
{
    //header("Location: index.php");
    exit("NOT ALLOWED");
}