Repeat a PHP Include in the same spot

Question

I'm working on some HTML wireframes.

There is some HTML code I'd like to be able to repeat 'X' number of times.

eg

<li>my list item</li>

So I put that code into a separate PHP file called "myListItem.php". And then in my main HTML template. I have some code that looks like this:

<ul>
<?php include('myListItem.php');?>
<?php include('myListItem.php');?>
<?php include('myListItem.php');?>
<?php include('myListItem.php');?>
</ul>

This feels redundant.

Is there a simple way to repeat the inclusion of the same file 'X' number of times?

Ideally, I'd be able to have something like the following in my HTML template:

<ul>
<?php include('myListItem.php'); myItem(4);?>
</ul>

Just figuring out this stuff, so I apologize for what must be an obvious question to many. Keep in mind of course that the code I'm repeating in real-life is actually much longer than a simple list item, which in my example is humorously shorter that the php include itself.

Answer 1

for ($i = 0; $i < XXX; $i++) { include('myListItem.php'); }

Answer 2

You are right - this is redundant . From your description, including the same file 4 times is the wrong way to solve this problem.

Suitable alternatives would be:

• Extract all logic to the included so you can simply do the following:

   <ul> <?php include('myListItem.php');?> </ul> 

• Create a function within your included file

   <?php include('myListItem.php');?> <!-- other code... --> <ul> <?php displayListItems(4); ?> </ul> 

Either way, you are only including the file once.

Answer 3

<?php for ($i = 0; $i < 4; $i++) include('myListItem.php'); ?>