require() in php manual code example
Example 1: require in php
// Require a file to be imported or quit if it can't be found
<?php
require 'requiredfile.php';
?>
Example 2: php require
// Require a file to be imported or quit if it can't be found
<?php
require 'somefile.php';
?>
// Alternatively: Include a file, if it can't be found: continue.
<?php
include 'vars.php';
?>