Referring to Parent Folders

[Vinny]

I don't know if this is a PHP config problem, or an Apache 1.3/PHP 4
problem, or what. When I include a script, say 2 folders up in the
structure, I'm having to move up to it instead of skipping to root and
moving down to it. Allow me to clarify, let's say my tree structure looks
like so [brackets indicate folder]:

[doc root]
-----[php]
---------- script.php
---------- [some folder]
--------------- [another folder]
-------------------- current.php

Let's then say that I want to include 'script.php' inside 'current.php'. As
it is now, I'm having to use include('../../script.php'). This is obviously
a nuisance, especially if I want to move things around. Now, I remember in
the past (different server config), using include('/php/script.php') would
work perfectly fine, but it does NOT work now, and I'd love for it to work.
Using /folder/file.ext works in regular HTML so I can only assume it is not
a problem with Apache. So my question is, is this simply a PHP config
problem?

PHP 4.3.4
Apache 1.3.something

Thanks!!!!!

Vinny

[Bruno Desthuilliers]

Vinny wrote:

I don't know if this is a PHP config problem, or an Apache 1.3/PHP 4
problem, or what. When I include a script, say 2 folders up in the
structure, I'm having to move up to it instead of skipping to root and
moving down to it. Allow me to clarify, let's say my tree structure looks
like so [brackets indicate folder]:

[doc root]
-----[php]
---------- script.php
---------- [some folder]
--------------- [another folder]
-------------------- current.php

Let's then say that I want to include 'script.php' inside 'current.php'. As
it is now, I'm having to use include('../../script.php'). This is obviously
a nuisance, especially if I want to move things around. Now, I remember in
the past (different server config), using include('/php/script.php') would
work perfectly fine, but it does NOT work now, and I'd love for it to work.
Using /folder/file.ext works in regular HTML so I can only assume it is not
a problem with Apache. So my question is, is this simply a PHP config
problem?

look at your include_path

HTH
Bruno

[Savut]

Because include() use physical path and not your website root path (html).
You have to use the full physical path, something like
include("C:/wwwroot/user1/dom1/public_html/php/script.php") on windows or
include("/home/user1/dom1/public_html/php/script.php") on linux. But to be
simpler, you can also use the variable $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] which
return the physical up to your root.

include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/php/script.php");

Note: This is not a problem as this way, you can include any file everywhere
on the system (unprotected). Also it's also applied to ASP-VBS and others
languages.

Savut

"Vinny" <hc*******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I don't know if this is a PHP config problem, or an Apache 1.3/PHP 4
problem, or what. When I include a script, say 2 folders up in the
structure, I'm having to move up to it instead of skipping to root and
moving down to it. Allow me to clarify, let's say my tree structure looks
like so [brackets indicate folder]:

[doc root]
-----[php]
---------- script.php
---------- [some folder]
--------------- [another folder]
-------------------- current.php

Let's then say that I want to include 'script.php' inside 'current.php'. As it is now, I'm having to use include('../../script.php'). This is obviously a nuisance, especially if I want to move things around. Now, I remember in the past (different server config), using include('/php/script.php') would
work perfectly fine, but it does NOT work now, and I'd love for it to work. Using /folder/file.ext works in regular HTML so I can only assume it is not a problem with Apache. So my question is, is this simply a PHP config
problem?

PHP 4.3.4
Apache 1.3.something

Thanks!!!!!

Vinny

[Vinny]

thx, I'll start using that :)

"Savut" <we***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:DI*******************@news20.bellglobal.com.. .

Because include() use physical path and not your website root path (html).
You have to use the full physical path, something like
include("C:/wwwroot/user1/dom1/public_html/php/script.php") on windows or
include("/home/user1/dom1/public_html/php/script.php") on linux. But to be simpler, you can also use the variable $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] which
return the physical up to your root.

include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/php/script.php");

Note: This is not a problem as this way, you can include any file everywhere on the system (unprotected). Also it's also applied to ASP-VBS and others
languages.

Savut