# How do I connect a single PHP script to multiple pages?

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**Created:** [December 27, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-connect-a-single-php-script-to-multiple-pages/326583 "2011-12-27T03:07:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-connect-a-single-php-script-to-multiple-pages/326583/1 "2011-12-27T03:07:14Z")

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I want to display a “Last Published” date on my site’s articles using PHP. My site files are PHP pages.

Originally I had a piece of code in each article page, however I’ve now learned that is very bad design.

What code would I insert in my article pages to connect to a single, separate php script file, so that my “last modified” date will show up in my articles?