Sometime I have to use include_once and include it depend how the page are accessed. For example:
sales.php
include("class/pdoDatabase.php");
include("class/ClassExample.php");
$obj = new ClassExample();
$obj->getNewItem(1);
ClassExample.php
include_once("class/pdoDatabase.php");
class ClassExample {
public function getNewItem($id) { .. }
public function addNew($id) { .. }
}
// Accessing this file directly via Ajax request
if (isset($_POST['AddNew'])) {
$obj = new ClassExample ();
$obj->addNew($_POST['id']);
}
}
If you access to sales.php which will then load include("class/ClassExample.php");, however I have to use include_once in the ClassExample.php because pdoDatabase.php might be already loaded in sales.php.
If you access the file directly to ClassExample.php with POST query, it mean it will have to load the file and create an object.
Problem:
Problem is when you access to ClassExample.php directly - it could not find class/pdoDatabase.php . It work fine when sales.php load class/pdoDatabase.php file
This is not a problem with include_once and include difference. This is a problem with relative paths. Include always uses paths relative to called php file. You have this file structure:
sales.php
[class]
- pdoDatabase.php
- ClassExample.php
when you call sales.php everything is ok, but when you call ClassExample.php it's trying to find class/class/pdoDatabase.php which don't exist.
Change include line in your ClassExample.php
include_once(dirname(__FILE__)."/pdoDatabase.php");
and use the same pattern everywhere.
You are doing it wrong.
Instead of manually loading each class file, you should be using autoloader, that you initialize in bootstrap stage of your application. Something along the lines of:
$root = __DIR__;
spl_autoload_register(function( $className ) use ( $root ){
$className = str_replace( '\\', '/', $className );
$filepath = $root . '/' . strtolower( $className ) . '.php';
if ( !file_exists($filepath) )
{
return false;
}
require $filepath;
return true;
});
To learn more about this, please read about spl_autoload_register() in the manual.
Related
When I use require_once or include_once to include a file it does not work, while when I use require or include it works fine.
public function ParseURL() {
require_once (APP_PATH . "config/config.php");
$this->url_as_parts = explode('/', $this->url);
$class = isset($this->url_as_parts[0]) ? $this->url_as_parts[0] : $config['default_controller'];
$method = isset($this->url_as_parts[1]) ? $this->url_as_parts[1] : "index";
$parms = isset($this->url_as_parts[2]) ? $this->url_as_parts[2] : "";
if (!class_exists($class)) {
trigger_error("The class {$class} not exists <br/>");
exit;
}
$controller = Object::get($class);
if (!method_exists($controller, $method)) {
header('HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found');
include(SYSTEM_PATH . "languages/" . $config['system_language'] . "/errors/404_not_found.html");
exit;
}
if (empty($parms)) {
$controller->{$method}();
} else {
$parms_array = array_slice($this->url_as_parts, 2);
call_user_func_array(array($controller, $method), $parms_array);
}
}
The following line does not produce an error and the path is correct
require_once (APP_PATH . "config/config.php"); but I cant access $config['system_language'] which is inside the file config.php.
Note that when I change the require_once to require or include, everything is OK.
As comes from require_once description - file required only once
Any other require_once of this file will not work.
And you obviously run you function ParseURL more than once. So, your require_once not working on second and consecutive calls.
So, you can use just require or, as I see this is part of a class, create, for example, a wrapper method which will assign config data to your class variable. I.e:
public function getConfig()
{
$this->config = require_once('FILE');
}
In this case your config file should return array or object of config variables.
Can it be that something else includes config/config.php, and then redefines/overwrites the variable $config?
The difference between require_once() and is regular counterparts (include() etc) is that require_once() only includes (and executes, if applicable) something if it hasn't been included before.
This might be because you are already loading config/config.php somewhere before in your code.
Calling require_once(APP_PATH . "config/config.php"); checks that the file config.php already is included and hence does not include it inside that function.
That is the reason your function does not have access to $config variable.
Hope that helps.
Can I set it as a global variable like:
<?php
$GLOBALS['dbconnect'] = require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'/location/file.php');
$short = $GLOBALS['dbconnect'];
function someFunction() {
echo $short;
}
?>
I am using a database connection file twice, once outside of a function, and once inside a function. The query inside the function can't run because the credentials, servername, db, etc.. are not defined.
I'm not sure how this works?
When I place the require_once file inside the brackets, nothing happens, page is white.
This is the first example from link
<?php
function __autoload($class_name) {
include $class_name . '.php';
}
$obj = new MyClass1();
$obj2 = new MyClass2();
?>
If you don't want to use an auto loader for whatever reason you can do the following. Have a file called config.php at the root of your project and have it contain this code.
<?php
// Replaced the \ which appear on localhost to / so it works online.
define("BASE_DIR", str_replace("\\", "/", __DIR__));
$files = [
BASE_DIR . "/path/to/my/file.php"
];
function loadFiles()
{
foreach ($files as $file) {
require_once $file;
}
}
?>
Then in your other files include the config file and call loadFiles. This is essentially an autoloader but sometimes it can be hard to grasp so you can use this.
How can I check if a class exists already in a folder then do not load this class again from another folder?
I have this folder structure for instance,
index.php
code/
local/
And I have these two identical classes in code/ and local/
from local/
class Article
{
public function getArticle()
{
echo 'class from local';
}
}
from core,
class Article
{
public function getArticle()
{
echo 'class from core';
}
}
So I need a script that can detects the class of Article in local/ - if it exits already in that folder than don't load the class again from core/ folder. Is it possible?
This is my autoload function in index.php for loading classes,
define ('WEBSITE_DOCROOT', str_replace('\\', '/', dirname(__FILE__)).'/');
function autoloadMultipleDirectory($class_name)
{
// List all the class directories in the array.
$main_directories = array(
'core/',
'local/'
);
// Set other vars and arrays.
$sub_directories = array();
// When you use namespace in a class, you get something like this when you auto load that class \foo\tidy.
// So use explode to split the string and then get the last item in the exloded array.
$parts = explode('\\', $class_name);
// Set the class file name.
$file_name = end($parts).'.php';
// List any sub dirs in the main dirs above and store them in an array.
foreach($main_directories as $path_directory)
{
$iterator = new RecursiveIteratorIterator
(
new RecursiveDirectoryIterator(WEBSITE_DOCROOT.$path_directory), // Must use absolute path to get the files when ajax is used.
RecursiveIteratorIterator::SELF_FIRST
);
foreach ($iterator as $fileObject)
{
if ($fileObject->isDir())
{
// Replace any backslash to '/'.
$pathnameReplace = str_replace('\\', '/', $fileObject->getPathname());
//print_r($pathnameReplace);
// Explode the folder path.
$array = explode("/",$pathnameReplace);
// Get the actual folder.
$folder = end($array);
//print_r($folder);
// Stop proccessing if the folder is a dot or double dots.
if($folder === '.' || $folder === '..') {continue;}
//var_dump($fileObject->getPathname());
// Must trim off the WEBSITE_DOCROOT.
$sub_directories[] = preg_replace('~.*?(?=core|local)~i', '', str_replace('\\', '/', $fileObject->getPathname())) .'/';
}
}
}
// Mearge the main dirs with any sub dirs in them.
$merged_directories = array_merge($main_directories,$sub_directories);
// Loop the merge array and include the classes in them.
foreach($merged_directories as $path_directory)
{
if(file_exists(WEBSITE_DOCROOT.$path_directory.$file_name))
{
// There is no need to use include/require_once. Autoload is a fallback when the system can't find the class you are instantiating.
// If you've already included it once via an autoload then the system knows about it and won't run your autoload method again anyway.
// So, just use the regular include/require - they are faster.
include WEBSITE_DOCROOT.$path_directory.$file_name;
}
}
}
// Register all the classes.
spl_autoload_register('autoloadMultipleDirectory');
$article = new Article();
echo $article->getArticle();
of course I get this error,
Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class Article in C:\wamp\...\local\Article.php on line 3
class_exists seems to be the answer I should look into, but how can I use it with the function above, especially with spl_autoload_register. Or if you have any better ideas?
Okay, I misunderstood your question. This should do the trick.
<?php
function __autoload($class_name) {
static $core = WEBSITE_DOCROOT . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "core";
static $local = WEBSITE_DOCROOT . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "local";
$file_name = strtr($class_name, "\\", DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR):
$file_local = "{$local}{$file_name}.php";
require is_file($file_local) ? $file_local : "{$core}{$file_name}.php";
}
This is easily solved by using namespaces.
Your core file goes to /Core/Article.php:
namespace Core;
class Article {}
Your local file goes to /Local/Article.php:
namespace Local;
class Article {}
And then use a very simple autoloader, e.g.:
function __autoload($class_name) {
$file_name = strtr($class_name, "\\", DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
require "/var/www{$file_name}.php";
}
PHP loads your classes on demand, there's no need to load the files up front!
If you want to use an article simply do:
<?php
$coreArticle = new \Core\Article();
$localArticle = new \Local\Article();
This is how I autoload all the classes in my controllers folder,
# auto load controller classes
function __autoload($class_name)
{
$filename = 'class_'.strtolower($class_name).'.php';
$file = AP_SITE.'controllers/'.$filename;
if (file_exists($file) == false)
{
return false;
}
include ($file);
}
But I have classes in models folder as well and I want to autoload them too - what should I do? Should I duplicate the autoload above and just change the path to models/ (but isn't this repetitive??)?
Thanks.
EDIT:
these are my classes file names in the controller folder:
class_controller_base.php
class_factory.php
etc
these are my classes file names in the model folder:
class_model_page.php
class_model_parent.php
etc
this is how I name my controller classes class usually (I use underscores and lowcaps),
class controller_base
{
...
}
class controller_factory
{
...
}
this is how I name my model classes class usually (I use underscores and lowcaps),
class model_page
{
...
}
class model_parent
{
...
}
I see you are using controller_***** and model_***** as a class naming convention.
I read a fantastic article, which suggests an alternative naming convention using php's namespace.
I love this solution because it doesn't matter where I put my classes. The __autoload will find it no matter where it is in my file structure. It also allows me to call my classes whatever I want. I don't need a class naming convention for my code to work.
You can, for example, set up your folder structure like:
application/
controllers/
Base.php
Factory.php
models/
Page.php
Parent.php
Your classes can be set up like this:
<?php
namespace application\controllers;
class Base {...}
and:
<?php
namespace application\models;
class Page {...}
The autoloader could look like this (or see 'a note on autoloading' at the end):
function __autoload($className) {
$file = $className . '.php';
if(file_exists($file)) {
require_once $file;
}
}
Then... you can call classes in three ways:
$controller = new application\controllers\Base();
$model = new application\models\Page();
or,
<?php
use application\controllers as Controller;
use application\models as Model;
...
$controller = new Controller\Base();
$model = new Model\Page();
or,
<?php
use application\controllers\Base;
use application\models\Page;
...
$controller = new Base();
$model = new Page();
EDIT - a note on autoloading:
My main auto loader looks like this:
// autoload classes based on a 1:1 mapping from namespace to directory structure.
spl_autoload_register(function ($className) {
# Usually I would just concatenate directly to $file variable below
# this is just for easy viewing on Stack Overflow)
$ds = DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
$dir = __DIR__;
// replace namespace separator with directory separator (prolly not required)
$className = str_replace('\\', $ds, $className);
// get full name of file containing the required class
$file = "{$dir}{$ds}{$className}.php";
// get file if it is readable
if (is_readable($file)) require_once $file;
});
This autoloader is a direct 1:1 mapping of class name to directory structure; the namespace is the directory path and the class name is the file name. So the class application\controllers\Base() defined above would load the file www/application/controllers/Base.php.
I put the autoloader into a file, bootstrap.php, which is in my root directory. This can either be included directly, or php.ini can be modified to auto_prepend_file so that it is included automatically on every request.
By using spl_autoload_register you can register multiple autoload functions to load the class files any which way you want. Ie, you could put some or all of your classes in one directory, or you could put some or all of your namespaced classes in the one file. Very flexible :)
You should name your classes so the underscore (_) translates to the directory separator (/). A few PHP frameworks do this, such as Zend and Kohana.
So, you name your class Model_Article and place the file in classes/model/article.php and then your autoload does...
function __autoload($class_name)
{
$filename = str_replace('_', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, strtolower($class_name)).'.php';
$file = AP_SITE.$filename;
if ( ! file_exists($file))
{
return FALSE;
}
include $file;
}
Also note you can use spl_autoload_register() to make any function an autoloading function. It is also more flexible, allowing you to define multiple autoload type functions.
If there must be multiple autoload functions, spl_autoload_register() allows for this. It effectively creates a queue of autoload functions, and runs through each of them in the order they are defined. By contrast, __autoload() may only be defined once.
Edit
Note : __autoload has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 7.2.0. Relying on this feature is highly discouraged. Please refer to PHP documentation for more details. http://php.net/manual/en/function.autoload.php
I have to mention something about "good" autoload scripts and code structure, so read the following CAREFULLY
Keep in Mind:
Classname === Filename
Only ONE class per file
e.g: Example.php contains
class Example {}
Namespace === Directory structure
e.g: /Path1/Path2/Example.php matches
namespace Path1\Path2;
class Example {}
There SHOULD be a Root-Namespace to avoid collisions
e.g: /Path1/Path2/Example.php with root:
namespace APP\Path1\Path2;
class Example {}
NEVER use manually defined path or directory lists, just point the loader to the top most directory
Keep the loader AS FAST AS POSSIBLE (because including a file is expensive enough)
With this in mind, i produced the following script:
function Loader( $Class ) {
// Cut Root-Namespace
$Class = str_replace( __NAMESPACE__.'\\', '', $Class );
// Correct DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR
$Class = str_replace( array( '\\', '/' ), DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, __DIR__.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$Class.'.php' );
// Get file real path
if( false === ( $Class = realpath( $Class ) ) ) {
// File not found
return false;
} else {
require_once( $Class );
return true;
}
}
Where to place it..
/Loader.php <-- there goes the loader
/Controller/... <-- put ur stuff here
/Model/... <-- or here, etc
/...
Remeber:
if you use a root namespace, the loader has to be in this namespace too
you may prefix $Class to match your needs (controller_base {} -> class_controller_base.php)
you may change __DIR__ to an absolute path containing your class files (e.g. "/var/www/classes")
if you don't use namespaces, all files has to be in the same directory together with the loader (bad!)
Happy coding ;-)
A little review at other answers:
THIS IS JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION - NO OFFENSE INTENDED!
https://stackoverflow.com/a/5280353/626731
#alex good solution, but don't make you class names pay for bad file structures ;-)
this is job for namespaces
https://stackoverflow.com/a/5280510/626731 #Mark-Eirich it works, but its pretty nasty/ugly/slow/stiff[..] style to do it this way..
https://stackoverflow.com/a/5284095/626731 #tealou for his problem to be solved this is the most clear approach so far :-) ..
https://stackoverflow.com/a/9628060/626731 #br3nt this reflects my point of view, but please(!) .. dont use strtr!! .. which brings me to:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/11866307/626731 #Iscariot .. to you, a little "you-know-bullshit-benchmark:
Time sprintf preg_replace strtr str_replace v1 str_replace v2
08:00:00 AM 1.1334 2.0955 48.1423 1.2109 1.4819
08:40:00 AM 1.0436 2.0326 64.3492 1.7948 2.2337
11:30:00 AM 1.1841 2.5524 62.0114 1.5931 1.9200
02:00:00 PM 0.9783 2.4832 52.6339 1.3966 1.4845
03:00:00 PM 1.0463 2.6164 52.7829 1.1828 1.4981
Average 1.0771 2.3560 55.9839 1.4357 1.7237
Method Times Slower (than sprintf)
preg_replace 2.19
strtr 51.97
str_replace v1 1.33
str_replace v2 1.6
Source: http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=175031.0
Questions?.. (But he is in fact right about full path including)
https://stackoverflow.com/a/12548558/626731 #Sunil-Kartikey
https://stackoverflow.com/a/17286804/626731 #jurrien
NEVER loop in time critical environment! Don't search for files on os! - SLOW
https://stackoverflow.com/a/21221590/626731 #sagits .. much better than Marks ;-)
function autoload($className)
{
//list comma separated directory name
$directory = array('', 'classes/', 'model/', 'controller/');
//list of comma separated file format
$fileFormat = array('%s.php', '%s.class.php');
foreach ($directory as $current_dir)
{
foreach ($fileFormat as $current_format)
{
$path = $current_dir.sprintf($current_format, $className);
if (file_exists($path))
{
include $path;
return ;
}
}
}
}
spl_autoload_register('autoload');
Here is my solution,
/**
* autoload classes
*
*#var $directory_name
*
*#param string $directory_name
*
*#func __construct
*#func autoload
*
*#return string
*/
class autoloader
{
private $directory_name;
public function __construct($directory_name)
{
$this->directory_name = $directory_name;
}
public function autoload($class_name)
{
$file_name = 'class_'.strtolower($class_name).'.php';
$file = AP_SITE.$this->directory_name.'/'.$file_name;
if (file_exists($file) == false)
{
return false;
}
include ($file);
}
}
# nullify any existing autoloads
spl_autoload_register(null, false);
# instantiate the autoloader object
$classes_1 = new autoloader('controllers');
$classes_2 = new autoloader('models');
# register the loader functions
spl_autoload_register(array($classes_1, 'autoload'));
spl_autoload_register(array($classes_2, 'autoload'));
I'm not sure whether it is the best solution or not but it seems to work perfectly...
What do you think??
My version of #Mark Eirich answer:
function myload($class) {
$controllerDir = '/controller/';
$modelDir = '/model/';
if (strpos($class, 'controller') !== false) {
$myclass = $controllerDir . $class . '.php';
} else {
$myclass = $modelDir . $class . '.inc.php';
}
if (!is_file($myclass)) return false;
require_once ($myclass);
}
spl_autoload_register("myload");
In my case only controller class have the keyword in their name, adapt it for your needs.
Simpliest answer I can give you without writing down those complex codes and even without using the namespace (if this confuses you)
Sample Code. Works 100%.
function __autoload($class_name){
$file = ABSPATH . 'app/models/' . $class_name . '.php';
if(file_exists($file)){
include $file;
}else{
$file = ABSPATH . 'app/views/' . $class_name . '.php';
if(file_exists($file)){
include $file;
}else{
$file = ABSPATH . 'app/controllers/' . $class_name . '.php';
include $file;
}
}
I guess the logic is explainable itself. Cheers mate! Hope this helps :)
Here's what I'd do:
function __autoload($class_name) {
$class_name = strtolower($class_name);
$filename = 'class_'.$class_name.'.php';
if (substr($class_name, 0, 5) === 'model') {
$file = AP_SITE.'models/'.$filename;
} else $file = AP_SITE.'controllers/'.$filename;
if (!is_file($file)) return false;
include $file;
}
As long you name your files consistently, like class_controller_*.php and class_model_*.php, this should work fine.
Everyone is is coping and pasting things from code they got off the internet (With the exception of the selected answer). They all use String Replace.
String Replace is 4 times slower than strtr. You should use it instead.
You should also use full paths when including classes with autoloading as it takes less time for the OS to resolve the path.
__autoload() function should not be use because it is not encourged. Use spl_autoload(), spl_autoload_register() instead. __autoload() just can load one class but spl_autoload() can get more than 1 classes. And one thing more, in future __autoload() may deprecated. More stuff can be find on http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.spl-autoload.php
Altough this script doesn't have the name convention and this thread is already a bit old, in case someone is looking of a possible answer, this is what I did:
function __autoload($name) {
$dirs = array_filter(glob("*"), 'is_dir');
foreach($dirs as $cur_dir) {
dir_searcher($cur_dir, $name);
}
}
function dir_searcher($cur_dir, $name) {
if(is_file("$cur_dir/$name.php")) {
require_once "$cur_dir/$name.php";
}
$dirs = array_filter(glob($cur_dir."/*"), 'is_dir');
foreach($dirs as $cdir) {
dir_searcher("$cdir", $name);
}
}
not sure if it is really optimal, but it searches through the folders by reading dir recursively. With a creative str_replace function you can get your name cenvention.
I use this. Basically define your folder structure (MVC etc) as a constant in a serialised array. Then call the array in your autoload class. Works efficiently for me.
You could obviously create the folder array using another function but for MVC you may as well type it in manually.
For this to work you need to call your classes ...... class.classname.php
//in your config file
//define class path and class child folders
define("classPath","classes");
define("class_folder_array", serialize (array ("controller", "model", "view")));
//wherever you have your autoload class
//autoload classes
function __autoload($class_name) {
$class_folder_array = unserialize (class_folder_array);
foreach ($class_folder_array AS $folder){
if(file_exists(classPath."/".$folder.'/class.'.$class_name.'.php')){require_once classPath."/".$folder.'/class.'.$class_name.'.php';break;}
}
}
In PHP can I include a directory of scripts?
i.e. Instead of:
include('classes/Class1.php');
include('classes/Class2.php');
is there something like:
include('classes/*');
Couldn't seem to find a good way of including a collection of about 10 sub-classes for a particular class.
foreach (glob("classes/*.php") as $filename)
{
include $filename;
}
Here is the way I include lots of classes from several folders in PHP 5. This will only work if you have classes though.
/*Directories that contain classes*/
$classesDir = array (
ROOT_DIR.'classes/',
ROOT_DIR.'firephp/',
ROOT_DIR.'includes/'
);
function __autoload($class_name) {
global $classesDir;
foreach ($classesDir as $directory) {
if (file_exists($directory . $class_name . '.php')) {
require_once ($directory . $class_name . '.php');
return;
}
}
}
I realize this is an older post BUT... DON'T INCLUDE YOUR CLASSES... instead use __autoload
function __autoload($class_name) {
require_once('classes/'.$class_name.'.class.php');
}
$user = new User();
Then whenever you call a new class that hasn't been included yet php will auto fire __autoload and include it for you
this is just a modification of Karsten's code
function include_all_php($folder){
foreach (glob("{$folder}/*.php") as $filename)
{
include $filename;
}
}
include_all_php("my_classes");
How to do this in 2017:
spl_autoload_register( function ($class_name) {
$CLASSES_DIR = __DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'classes' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR; // or whatever your directory is
$file = $CLASSES_DIR . $class_name . '.php';
if( file_exists( $file ) ) include $file; // only include if file exists, otherwise we might enter some conflicts with other pieces of code which are also using the spl_autoload_register function
} );
Recommended by PHP documentation here: Autoloading classes
You can use set_include_path:
set_include_path('classes/');
http://php.net/manual/en/function.set-include-path.php
If there are NO dependencies between files... here is a recursive function to include_once ALL php files in ALL subdirs:
$paths = [];
function include_recursive( $path, $debug=false){
foreach( glob( "$path/*") as $filename){
if( strpos( $filename, '.php') !== FALSE){
# php files:
include_once $filename;
if( $debug) echo "<!-- included: $filename -->\n";
} elseif( is_dir($filename)) { # dirs
$paths[] = $filename;
}
}
# Time to process the dirs:
for( $i=count($paths)-1; $i>=0; $i--){
$path = $paths[$i];
unset( $paths[$i]);
include_recursive( $path, $debug);
}
}
include_recursive( "tree_to_include");
# or... to view debug in page source:
include_recursive( "tree_to_include", 'debug');
<?php
//Loading all php files into of functions/ folder
$folder = "./functions/";
$files = glob($folder."*.php"); // return array files
foreach($files as $phpFile){
require_once("$phpFile");
}
If you want include all in a directory AND its subdirectories:
$dir = "classes/";
$dh = opendir($dir);
$dir_list = array($dir);
while (false !== ($filename = readdir($dh))) {
if($filename!="."&&$filename!=".."&&is_dir($dir.$filename))
array_push($dir_list, $dir.$filename."/");
}
foreach ($dir_list as $dir) {
foreach (glob($dir."*.php") as $filename)
require_once $filename;
}
Don't forget that it will use alphabetic order to include your files.
If your looking to include a bunch of classes without having to define each class at once you can use:
$directories = array(
'system/',
'system/db/',
'system/common/'
);
foreach ($directories as $directory) {
foreach(glob($directory . "*.php") as $class) {
include_once $class;
}
}
This way you can just define the class on the php file containing the class and not a whole list of $thisclass = new thisclass();
As for how well it handles all the files? I'm not sure there might be a slight speed decrease with this.
I suggest you use a readdir() function and then loop and include the files (see the 1st example on that page).
Try using a library for that purpose.
That is a simple implementation for the same idea I have build.
It include the specified directory and subdirectories files.
IncludeAll
Install it via terminal [cmd]
composer install php_modules/include-all
Or set it as a dependency in the package.json file
{
"require": {
"php_modules/include-all": "^1.0.5"
}
}
Using
$includeAll = requires ('include-all');
$includeAll->includeAll ('./path/to/directory');
This is a late answer which refers to PHP > 7.2 up to PHP 8.
The OP does not ask about classes in the title, but from his wording we can read that he wants to include classes. (btw. this method also works with namespaces).
By using require_once you kill three mosquitoes with one towel.
first, you get a meaningful punch in the form of an error message in your logfile if the file doesn't exist. which is very useful when debugging.( include would just generate a warning that might not be that detailed)
you include only files that contain classes
you avoid loading a class twice
spl_autoload_register( function ($class_name) {
require_once '/var/www/homepage/classes/' . $class_name . '.class.php';
} );
this will work with classes
new class_name;
or namespaces. e.g. ...
use homepage\classes\class_name;
Answer ported over from another question. Includes additional info on the limits of using a helper function, along with a helper function for loading all variables in included files.
There is no native "include all from folder" in PHP. However, it's not very complicated to accomplish. You can glob the path for .php files and include the files in a loop:
foreach (glob("test/*.php") as $file) {
include_once $file;
}
In this answer, I'm using include_once for including the files. Please feel free to change that to include, require or require_once as necessary.
You can turn this into a simple helper function:
function import_folder(string $dirname) {
foreach (glob("{$dirname}/*.php") as $file) {
include_once $file;
}
}
If your files define classes, functions, constants etc. that are scope-independent, this will work as expected. However, if your file has variables, you have to "collect" them with get_defined_vars() and return them from the function. Otherwise, they'd be "lost" into the function scope, instead of being imported into the original scope.
If you need to import variables from files included within a function, you can:
function load_vars(string $path): array {
include_once $path;
unset($path);
return get_defined_vars();
}
This function, which you can combine with the import_folder, will return an array with all variables defined in the included file. If you want to load variables from multiple files, you can:
function import_folder_vars(string $dirname): array {
$vars = [];
foreach (glob("{$dirname}/*.php") as $file) {
// If you want to combine them into one array:
$vars = array_merge($vars, load_vars($file));
// If you want to group them by file:
// $vars[$file] = load_vars($file);
}
return $vars;
}
The above would, depending on your preference (comment/uncomment as necessary), return all variables defined in included files as a single array, or grouped by the files they were defined in.
On a final note: If all you need to do is load classes, it's a good idea to instead have them autoloaded on demand using spl_autoload_register. Using an autoloader assumes that you have structured your filesystem and named your classes and namespaces consistently.
Do no write a function() to include files in a directory. You may lose the variable scopes, and may have to use "global". Just loop on the files.
Also, you may run into difficulties when an included file has a class name that will extend to the other class defined in the other file - which is not yet included. So, be careful.