Include shows on my computer but not when uploaded

Hello, I have been trying to learn PHP and have been spending all day trying to solve this "simple" problem. I am using Mac OS X 10.4. I am trying to create a site for myself that gets me out of always having to update main navigation links on every page by learning how to use a server side include.

I created a index page with the following include:

[PHP] <?php include("includes/header.php"); ?> [/PHP]

The header is just a simple nav bar with html text links. This works fine the header is displayed properly on top of the index page.

Within this header I am trying to have another include in a table cell for another set of links. This is what is not working. I have tried this code in a table cell as follows:

[PHP] <?php include("includes/mainLinks.php"); ?> [/PHP]

so basically I have an index page that brings in a header with links and a header that brings in another set of links. So one index file and two includes.

Everything works fine on my computer but when uploaded I get this error:

Warning: main() [function.main]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/usr/share/pear//mainLinks.php) is not within the allowed path(s):

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

re: Include shows on my computer but not when uploaded

I have been trying to figure this out more and have been getting this error:

Call to undefined function include_path()

thanks

re: Include shows on my computer but not when uploaded

Try re-writing your include statement

Good Luck

re: Include shows on my computer but not when uploaded

Is there any difference? All I see is the parenthesis removed. Is that different in how it includes?

re: Include shows on my computer but not when uploaded

Hi

Try changing the line like this

[php]
// From
<?php include("includes/mainLinks.php"); ?>
// To
<?php include("./includes/mainLinks.php"); ?>
[/php]

It wouldn't matter on Windows, but I dont know about Linux or Mac.

re: Include shows on my computer but not when uploaded

Thanks everyone and sorry for the super late reply... got it!!