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PHP Enhancing a Simple PHP Application Cleaning URLs with Subfolders Moving the Other Pages

Posted by Kenny Valdivia
Kenny Valdivia
2,485 Points

Include the require_once("settings.php") in the header.php file

So, it seems like a lot of work to include this statement in every page, why not include it in the header.php file, as every php file in the project includes this one. Is it a bad idea?

Umy Ikem
Umy Ikem
21,383 Points
Umy Ikem
Umy Ikem
21,383 Points

i think you're referring to the "config.php" as i dont see any settings.php in this video. With the way it's setup, since you're using the ROOT_PATH constant to include the header file then its not possible to put the constants in the header file. It would defeat the purpose of using Root Relative web addresses to include the header and footer files. I hope this is a good answer.