Chapter 11. Includes

Includes are php files containing common logic that you include in your actions.

Includes are stored in the app/includes and/or the app/libraries directories. This can be changed in “atomik/dirs/includes”.

To include a file from one of these directories use the Atomik::needed() method. It takes as first argument the path to the filename you wish to include relative to the previous directories and without the extension.

Example 11.1. Using includes

Let's say we've created the file app/includes/common.php 

			
Atomik::needed('common');

You can use sub directories. To include a file stored at app/includes/libs/db.php: 

			
Atomik::needed('libs/db');

Atomik::needed() also allows you to include classes using their name. To do so, classes have to follow the PEAR naming convention (http://pear.php.net/manual/en/standards.naming.php).

Example 11.2. Including classes with their name

Let's include the class Atomik_Db located in app/libraries/Atomik/Db.php 

			
Atomik::needed('Atomik_Db');

Note

Atomik::needed() is automatically registered as an spl_autoload handler. This can be modified by setting “false” to the configuration key named “atomik/class_autoload”.

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