How to obtain the 'parent' page?

[Kryptix]

Is there a way to get what page included it?

 

For example, if index.php includes header.php, how can header.php display 'index.php' automatically?

[Drummin]

Not sure about an "automatic" way but how hard is it to add a variable at the top of each page?

$pagename="index.php";

You could easily display or use this variable as needed.

[samshel]

Check this out:

 

http://php.net/manual/en/function.get-included-files.php

[Drummin]

Any dangers of using get_included_files()?  Seems like you'd need to do some excluding to avoid things like database access, footer, menus or other included parts though the function is cool.  Wouldn't want to show things that otherwise would be hidden.

[samshel]

Of course you would need to do some excluding... This function is for internal decision making and not to display the results as is.

 

Assuming most of the files you would want to exclude are common to all pages, you can show the third element from the array [just an example] as the parent page if first 2 elements are dbconnection and config files.

 

It is totally up-to-you.