PHP Programming: The difference between require() and include()

Many friends ask me what’s the difference between require() and include(). Here is the explaination from PHP manual.

From PHP manual:-

require() and include() are identical in every way except how they handle failure. include() produces a Warning while require() results in a Fatal Error. In other words, don’t hesitate to use require() if you want a missing file to halt processing of the page. include() does not behave this way, the script will continue regardless. Be sure to have an appropriate include_path setting as well.

So that means, if you want to ensure that file1.php must be read before execute anything else, then you should use require.

If you just want to load a ‘not that important’ template header then you can use include function.

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Posted at October 1st, 2006 by chua

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