Learn PHP The Right Way - Full PHP Tutorial For Beginners & Advanced - How To Include Files In PHP - Include and Require - Full PHP 8 Tutorial

In this PHP tutorial, you will learn how to include PHP files with some actual practical examples. You will learn how to use output buffering to render a PHP file into a string using, how files are actually being loaded & located, the differences between require, include, require_once & include_once, & how to use include statements for code reusability. You will also learn a few things to be aware of when including files because again this flexibility & ease of use comes at a cost of possible bugs. SOME OF THE WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE CHANNEL 👍 Smash the like button 🤝 Subscribe to the channel & turn the notifications on 💬 Post comments, any feedback is greatly appreciated ⭐ Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/programwithgio THANK YOU! LESSON 1.20 Course Outline - https://github.com/ggelashvili/learnphptherightway-outline Course Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr3d3QYzkw2xabQRUpcZ_IBk9W50M9pe- CHAPTERS 00:00 - Include & Require 00:42 - Syntax 01:00 - Difference between include & require 01:30 - How are files located/loaded 02:13 - Difference between include_once, require_once & include, require 02:35 - Example usage of require_once with the variable being overwritten if the file is included more than once 04:13 - Bad practice 04:48 - Return value of include & using return within the included file 05:27 - Using include within HTML for code re-usability 06:59 - Including file into a string using output control functions (storing HTML of the included file in a string instead of printing it)