Get name of file that is including a PHP script

Question

Here is an example of what I am trying to do:

index.php

list.php

Answer 1

If you really need to know what file the current one has been included from - this is the solution:

$trace = debug_backtrace();

$from_index = false;
if (isset($trace[0])) {
    $file = basename($trace[0]['file']);

    if ($file == 'index.php') {
        $from_index = true;
    }
}

if ($from_index) {
    // Do something
} else {
    // Do something else
}