Should require_once “some file.php” ; appear anywhere but the top of the file?

Question

Is the following example appropriate for PHP\'s require_once construct?

function foo( $param )
{
    require_once \"my_file.php\" ;
    //
    // do somethin         


        

Answer 1

If you don't want to load a file unless it's needed, look into autoloading - on newer PHP via spl_autoload_register().