Bringing two files together

[carraras]

In my index.php file I have the code:
[code]if($action=="Rename")
require_once("rename.php");[/code]

Let's say rename.php has code of:
[code]<? $first="one"; echo $first; ?>[/code]

I want to combine the two files. If it was a simple include, then I would have no problem.
[i]How would I [b]combine[/b] the two in index.php?[/i]

Thank you,
Sam

[.josh]

do you mean like this?

index.php
[code]
if($action=="Rename") {
  $first="one";
  echo $first;
}
[/code]
if that's not what you mean then be more specific

[carraras]

Sounds right. I just didn't know if [color=green][i]require_once[/i][/color] was much different than [color=blue][i]include[/i][/color].

Thank you.