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PHP get_included_files() Function

The get_included_files() is an inbuilt function that returns an array with names of included or required files.

Syntax:

get_included_files(): array 

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.

Return Values: It returns an array of the names of files.

Example 1:  This example demonstrates the get_included_files() function.

PHP




<?php
include 'print.php';  
$nameFile =  get_included_files() ;
var_dump($nameFile) ;
?>


Note: The included file has to be present in the correct directory. In this example, it’s  ‘print.php’.

Output:

array(2) {
    [0] => string(51) “/home/dachman/Desktop/Articles/GFG/Method/index.php”
    [1] => string(51) “/home/dachman/Desktop/Articles/GFG/Method/print.php”
}

Example 2: The following code also demonstrates the get_included_files() function.

Note: The output this these programs must be different according to your system path or where you store your files.

PHP




<?php
  
  include 'print.php';
      
$nameFile =  get_included_files() ;
foreach($nameFile as $filename){
    echo $filename."\n" ;
}
  
?>


Output:

/home/dachman/Desktop/Articles/GFG/Method/index.php
/home/dachman/Desktop/Articles/GFG/Method/print.php

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.get-included-files.php

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