PHP functions in word press

[ging]

I am setting up a basic php framework to use as a basic starter for the websites I do. Mostly to have the same place to start from but I want to learn more about PHP then I do. The best way for me is doing.

I had a question about how WordPress had it’s functions available to any page and there isn’t an includes(); function at the beginning of the pages.

I have my index.php set up as this calling the functions for to include different functions on the page:

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I notice that in WordPress there is never a need to do the first includes(); function. How are all the functions available without that. Probably a very newbie question but I’d like to get my head around it.

[john010117]

Look in wp-includes/functions.php file – the get_header(), get_footer(), etc. functions all utilize include() (or require/require_once() – I can’t remember).

[ging]

When you browse to a wordpress site it calls the root index.php which in turn requires and includes all the functionality that wordpress uses and then calls the index.php file in the active template.

I was just working in the template and I thought there might be another way I was able to access the WP functions. As I didn’t see any include() or require() bringing in function libraries. Until I looked beyond the template and to how the template index.php files was called.

"john010117" wrote:

Look in wp-includes/functions.php file – the get_header(), get_footer(), etc. functions all utilize include() (or require/require_once() – I can’t remember).

I think that file is general-template.php

Thanks for the reply.

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