Are there alternative methods to using include or require functions to load PHP files in HTML templates?

When working with PHP files in HTML templates, using the include or require functions is a common way to load PHP files. However, an alternative method to achieve the same result is by using file_get_contents function to read the contents of a PHP file and then echo it within the HTML template. 

<?php
$html_template = file_get_contents('template.html');
$php_file = file_get_contents('file.php');

// Replace a placeholder in the template with the contents of the PHP file
$html_template = str_replace('{{PHP_CONTENT}}', $php_file, $html_template);

echo $html_template;
?>

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