include() problem..can't show the page...

[mass]

hi...i'm trying to include php file in my Theme.php ( i have Php-nuke)
this is the code:
[code]
."</td></tr>
<TR><td>
<table bgcolor='#000000' align='center' width='768' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0'>
  <tr>
    <td align='center'><TABLE WIDTH=766 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0>
<TR>


<TD>
<img src='themes/DeepBlue/images/shoutbox.gif' width='503' height='189' border='0'/>
</TD>



</TABLE></td></tr></table>
</TR><tr><td width='100%'><table width='100%' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0'><tr><td bgcolor='#000000'>\n";
[/code]

i want you to look at the separate area...
i want to put the this file "yshout/index.php"
i tried to do this...but with out succses...
[code]
<TD>
<?php include('yshout/index.php'); ?>
</TD>
[/code]
or this..
[code]
<TD>\n";
include('yshout/index.php');
echo "</TD>
[/code]

but nothing working...can anyone help me plz?
i'm still a begginer with php...
tnx!

[hax]

For including PHP in HTML files just do like this:

[code]
HTML here
<?php
include("path/to/file.php");
?>
HTML continue here
[/code]

[Corona4456]

Try require(), I believe this will give you an error or warning if it can't find the file.