How can the use of exit() affect the execution of included files in PHP scripts?

Using exit() in a PHP script will immediately terminate the script execution, preventing any further code from being executed. This can affect the execution of included files as they will not be processed if the script exits prematurely. To ensure that included files are executed before calling exit(), you can use conditional statements to control the flow of the script. 

// Include the file before checking the condition
include 'included_file.php';

// Check condition before calling exit()
if ($condition) {
    // Perform necessary actions
} else {
    exit();
}

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exit() included files execution PHP scripts error types

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