Originally Posted by wvb http://php.net/manual/en/function.include.php include() is a PHP function, like date(), etc Take a function list: http://us3.php.net/quickref.php

Originally Posted by php.net Note: Because this is a language construct and not a function, it cannot be called using variable functions

Just below example #6 on http://php.net/manual/en/function.include.php. include is usable as include('some-file-here.php') mainly to ensure people can use parenthesis if they want to, but it's slower hence the inefficient programming at best comment.

...why am I still posting here...?