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Well remember that because PHP's file inclusion functions are essentially identical to the #include preprocessor directive in C--just dumps a file into another file--the code being run is this:

PHP Code:

<?php 

error_reporting ( E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE ) ; 

require_once ( "numberfunction.php" ) ; 
while ( $x <= 35 ) : 
    error_reporting ( E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE ) ; 

    function do_check ( &$x ) 
    { 
        $dobreak = 0 ; 
        if ( $x == 5 OR $x == 9 ) : 
            $dobreak = 1 ; 
        endif ; 
        return $dobreak ; 
    } 

endwhile ; 

?>

You always need braces surrounding an include or require when using control structures or loops: http://www.php.net/include/ (example 11-6)