PHP include files

[dave1236]

I am looking for a better way to organize my include files. Currently, I have them in a folder, but in the pages that use them, I end up doing include statements for each file.

The question is, is there a way to reference the folder name, which automatically will pull all the files in that folder. That way, I can simply include the folder, this will simplify my changes!

thanks

[coopster]

You could create one include file that would be the "all-inclusive" include ... say that ten times fast. For example, you have a directory called "includes" and within that directory you have "include1.php", "include2.php", etc. as well as some subdirectories and more includes. You could create one main configuration include that includes all the others:

main_include.php

<?php 
include 'include1.php'; 
include 'include2.php'; 
include 'include3.php'; 
include 'subdir1/include4.php'; 
include 'subdir1/include5.php'; 
include 'subdir1/anothersubdir/include6.php'; 
?>

Also, have a look at the PHP configuration directive auto_prepend_file [php.net].

[supermoi]

You could try something like this (untested):

$path = 'includedirectory/';
$handle = opendir($path);
while (false!== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
include($path.$file);
}
closedir($handle);

[dave1236]

Thanks for the comments. In looking at the various solutions, Coopster's seems to be more to my level of understanding. That said, it would seem that Coopster is telling me that my desire to simply create a subdirectory, call it 'subdir', (with a bunch of .inc in the directory)and simply do something like this:

<?php
include("subdir")
?>

Thanks for your help

[coopster]

No, not a subdirectory, a file. You can't include() [php.net] a directory, only a file. Best read that again ;)

[dave1236]

thanks...i think that is what i was afraid of. i was hoping to simply have a directory that would catch all my files in that directory, and i would only have one place to update. thanks for your help!

[coopster]

The two examples shown here will do that for you though ... have a closer look at how it works. The first one shows a hard-coded example. The second shows a dynamic example that will read through the directory and automatically add any include files from that directory by looping through the files within that directory and include them. Give it a shot, see if it works for you!

[dave1236]

coopster...

Thanks for the update. I am beginning to understand the code examples. That is why I ask these questions...I am not a programmer by trade, but have been doing some. The ability to ask these questions of 'those in the know' certainly helps me.

[coopster]

You're welcome.
That's why this forum exists ;)