load file name from URL cannot select folder

[gobblegob]

Hi everyone,
This is my first PHP project and i am going a little nuts over this. lol.

I am trying to set the php file to load txt files from "files" DIR instead of the current DIR (where php is located) , if you know what i mean.

this loads from current DIR (where php is located)

//Load filename from URL
if (isset($_GET['page']) && (file_exists($_GET['page'].'.txt'))) //If the url contains an existing filename
{
    $filename = $_GET['page'].'.txt';  //Load it
}
else
{
    $filename = 'files/'.'index.txt';  //Otherwise, default to index.txt
    $htmltitle= 'Home';
}

this script will load $filename = 'files/'.'index.txt'; but it will not get other txt files unless they are in current DIR
i have tried many different ways but without success..

[chathura86]

$filename = 'files/'.'index.txt';

is a relative path from the current php file you are executing so

you can use a absolute path to the file or make the relative path
with respect to the current php file

Regards

[gobblegob]

@chathura86
Thanks but i am still confused, care to elaborate please?

[chathura86]

can you show me your folder structure

Regards

[gobblegob]

@chathura86
public_html/dev/board/index.php
public_html/dev/board/files/index.txt
public_html/dev/board/files/page1.txt
public_html/dev/board/files/page2.txt

files/ is where i would like to keep the text files.