On Sun, 2007-02-04 at 03:05 +0200, Eli wrote: > Hello, > > Does any included file in PHP have a unique identifier? (like a stack of > includes identifier). > > If the files names are different, then __FILE__ can be used as an > identifier. But if a file was included by itself, then __FILE__ is the > same, tho there are 2 different includes of the same file. > > Example: > === a.php > <?php > echo "\nRunning ".__FILE__." (id=X)!\t"; > if (!$visited) { > echo "You are visiting here!"; > $visited = true; > include(__FILE__); > } > else { > echo "You have been already visiting here! (Bye)"; > } > ?> Looking at the code above... it would seem you want: include_once() Cheers, Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------' -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php