In fact, here are the two lines I included in my php.ini file (which on my fadoracore4 system is located in /etc)
; Automatically add files before or after any PHP document. auto_prepend_file = application.inc.php auto_append_file = onrequestend.inc.php I named the files anything I wanted and I included the .inc to remind me that they were include files. Then I just named them after their coldfusion counterparts. Have fun, and educate your pro level PHP developers. ;o) Cheers, Chris Rob Wilkerson wrote: > Don't know what to tell them, but I've done it. At least with PHP > 4.x. I've included the php.ini doc. Search for "auto_prepend_file". > The second hit describes what it does. > > http://de3.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php > > On 3/2/07, Andy Matthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I just asked two pro level PHP developers I used to work with and they both >> said there is no automatic way of including a file. Only way is to have an >> explicit include call. >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create Web Applications With ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Build powerful, scalable RIAs. Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:271312 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4

