Menu creation with php

I was wondering if it where possible to create a complete navigation system with php that loads on each page seperatly. Sort of like style sheets but with actual coding. This way I don't have to redo the nav links everytime, just the .php file I have them in. Is it as simple as creating the links in say a nav.php and then somehow getting a command in to open that menu? If so what would that code be. I've tried looking it up and have failed to find something really useful so far....

 

Use include()

<?php

include 'path/to/nav.php';

?>

PHP:

I think that's what you want?

 

Isn't this the second time you have helped me today.

 

Possibly. I'm losing track of who I've helped.

 

I like to use two menus. One for the home page and one for all the other pages because I hate having a link to the home page on the home page.

Other than that I do it exactly like nico said.

Wanna see it work?

edit: The actual menus that apear at the bottom of each article page are completely generated by the system. This is a non-database site.