Check if a file was included or loaded

Question

Is there any elegant way to check if a file was included by using include/include_once/require/require_once or if the pag

Answer 1

I took a similar approach to this issue when I cam across it. The solution I found was to load each file as needed in an include_once method. Hope this helps.

$FILES = get_included_files();  // Retrieves files included as array($FILE)
$FILE = __FILE__;               // Set value of current file with absolute path
if(!in_array($FILE, $FILES)){   // Checks if file $FILE is in $FILES
  include_once "PATH_TO_FILE";  // Includes file with include_once if $FILE is not found.
}

I have the following function established to check files loaded:

ARRAY_DUMP($FILES);

function ARRAY_DUMP($array){
  echo "
    ".date('h:i:s').":
    
", print_r($array, 1), "
  ";
}

Output:

currentArray
(
  [0] => /home/MY_DOMAIN/hardeen/index.php
  [1] => /home/MY_DOMAIN/hardeen/core/construct.php
  [2] => /home/MY_DOMAIN/hardeen/core/template.php
  [3] => /home/MY_DOMAIN/hardeen/bin/tags.php
  [4] => /home/MY_DOMAIN/hardeen/bin/systemFunction.php
)