Comments on: The Benefit of Using PHP Include Function in Optimizing Your WordPress Blog Theme

By: Codex@PHP Developer Blog

Codex@PHP Developer Blog — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:37:44 +0000

This function will surely save a lot of time in the PHP Development and updating of files. For example, say you have a lot of PHP scripts in your server that uses the connection string to MySQL database. Without the include function, you will have to put the lines of the PHP connection string to MySQL database in every PHP scripts; this might seem OK but what if you will change your database password? This means you will have to edit each of those files and edit the password. This looks very tedious and inefficient.

Instead, what I will do is use include function, for example I place my PHP connection string to MySQL separately in a file called “connect.php” , so in every PHP script instead of putting MySQL connection string, I use the include function pointing to connect.php:

include ‘connect.php’;

Then its done. If I update my MySQL password, I won’t have to open each of those files in the server, instead I will only edit connect.php and will automatically be used by all files with the include function in it.

By: Martijn van Turnhout@Webdesign Roosendaal

Martijn van Turnhout@Webdesign Roosendaal — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:59:44 +0000

Nice post! What’s your opinion about Smarty though? I think it”d perfectly suit WordPress: more understandable code and easier to implement. I build websites using CMS Made Simple and WordPress and I often go back to Smarty instead of PHP.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:51:38 +0000

Nice post.. I have learn more from your post..
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Please some more tips..

By: kazoo banner stands

kazoo banner stands — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:58:25 +0000

the include function is great – makes life so much easier when editing wordpress functions – i also use this function alot in web development – normally split my html into header, main, footer and include those elements within the code – its great – saves alot of time if a menu item needs adding

By: chakkravarthi@seo your blog

chakkravarthi@seo your blog — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:51:57 +0000

Wow that makes my job a lot easier.. you can embed anything anywhere by using this method I think. you won’t ever need to install some plugins for simple tasks.

Thank you for pointing out this.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:15:07 +0000

PHP include saves time in code editing – Having a number of forums like you do will emphasise the need for the includes…

By: vBulletin FAQ

vBulletin FAQ — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:38:19 +0000

I use the php include alot actually. I own a number of vBulletin forums and the software is built on php. Good post.

By: Semi@Zeichnung Doodle Community

Semi@Zeichnung Doodle Community — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:26:22 +0000

@Alloy it works for me just fine. maybe describe your problem?

By: bethany@makeup artist in san antonio

bethany@makeup artist in san antonio — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:28:42 +0000

I’ve used the custom include function in WordPress, but I didn’t know you could check the errors in your PHP files instead of your WordPress theme files!

By: admin

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:00:17 +0000

Hi,

PHP is excellent because many CMS, including Joomla! and WordPress, and other scripts based on it.