text: The include_once() statement includes and evaluates the specified file during the execution of the script. This is a behavior similar to the include() statement, with the only difference being that if the code from a file has already been included, it will not be included again. As the name suggests, it will be included just once.
  include_once() should be used in cases where the same file might be included and evaluated more than once during a particular execution of a script, and you want to be sure that it is included exactly once to avoid problems with function redefinitions, variable value reassignments, etc.
  Return values are the same as with include(). If the file was already included, this function returns TRUE
  Note: include_once() was added in PHP 4.0.1
  This behaviour changed in PHP 5 - the path is normalized first so that C:\PROGRA~1\A.php is realized the same as C:\Program Files\a.php and the file is included just once.Example#1 include_once() is case insensitive on Windows
  include_once "a.php"; // this will include a.php
  include_once "A.php"; // this will include a.php again on Windows! (PHP 4 only)
  Windows versions of PHP prior to PHP 4.3.0 do not support accessing remote files via this function, even if allow_url_fopen is enabled.