What are common pitfalls when sharing PHP scripts with other users that contain multiple included files?

When sharing PHP scripts with other users that contain multiple included files, a common pitfall is that the paths to the included files may not be correct on the other user's system. To avoid this issue, it is recommended to use absolute paths when including files, or to define a base path variable that can be used to construct the correct paths. 

// Define base path for included files
define('BASE_PATH', __DIR__ . '/');

// Include files using the base path
include(BASE_PATH . 'file1.php');
include(BASE_PATH . 'file2.php');
include(BASE_PATH . 'file3.php');

Keywords

file inclusion include_once require require_once namespace

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