diff --git a/includes/include-dir.inc.php b/includes/include-dir.inc.php
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/includes/include-dir.inc.php
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+<?php
+
+### This is an include so that we don't lose variable scope.
+
+  if ($include_dir_regexp == "" || !isset($include_dir_regexp))
+  {
+    $include_dir_regexp = "/\.inc\.php$/";
+  }
+
+  if ($handle = opendir($config['install_dir'] . '/' . $include_dir))
+  {
+    while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle)))
+    {
+      if (filetype($config['install_dir'] . '/' . $include_dir . '/' . $file) == 'file' && preg_match($include_dir_regexp, $file))
+      {
+        if ($debug) { echo("Including: " . $config['install_dir'] . '/' . $include_dir . '/' . $file . "\n"); }
+        include($config['install_dir'] . '/' . $include_dir . '/' . $file);
+      }
+    }
+    closedir($handle);
+  }
+
+  unset($include_dir_regexp, $include_dir);
+
+?>