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Welcome to WebmasterWorld.
You may wish to read the manual regarding include() [us2.php.net]
In fact, since it sounds like you're just beginning, I strongly recommend that you download the manual for use on your local machine. If nothing else, it will save the PHP site some bandwidth, because you'll probably be using it a lot. More importantly, though, I find that it's generally easier to locate information in the Windows Help version of the manual than the online manual.
Some helpful reading RE WebmasterWorld: New member welcome [webmasterworld.com] thread.
Tom