How does the dirname function in PHP affect file inclusion paths?

When including files in PHP, the dirname function can be used to get the directory name of a specified path. This can be helpful when dealing with relative paths for file inclusions. By using dirname, you can ensure that the file paths are correctly resolved regardless of the current working directory. 

// Example of using dirname to include a file
include dirname(__FILE__) . '/path/to/file.php';

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