PHP and External Scripts
<p>I am working on a website and I came to a point where I have been playing with the idea of referencing external scripts. I have broken up other scripts this way before, dropping in lines of code like</p>

<pre><code>include('scriptX.php');
</code></pre>

<p>I understand using this technique for larger chunks of complicated code but I was wondering what the standard or best practice was when doing small bits like querying for user information or smaller bits.</p>

<p>What are the pros and cons here so that I can make the decision in the future as I build out.</p>
