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include() docs: Example #3 include through HTTP is confusing and out-dated

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Description

From manual page: https://php.net/function.include


Assuming file.php/file.txt is comparable it vars.php in Example 1, Example 3 has its working and non-working URLs reversed. The first URL will work, while the third will not.

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Start at the linked PHP include manual page and inspect Example 3 alongside Example 1, focusing on the referenced file.php/file.txt and vars.php URLs. Correct the reversed working and non-working URL descriptions, then verify the rendered documentation reflects the actual include-through-HTTP behavior.

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Tech stack
php
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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