Running PHP in windows

[meor zainal]

I'using windows-base server and running PHP script. The coding below running wisely in Apache Server but error in windows-base.

<?php include("/home/monrzcom/httpdocs/password_page.php"); ?>

The error is

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening '/home/monrzcom/httpdocs/password_page.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;./includes;./pear') in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\gishumanities.com\httpdocs\downl oad_page.php on line 1


So, what is the php coding that support by window server in order to call the file. Please advice me with example.

TQ

[Aimee Bailey]

include() is great for re-usable code, however i believe require() or require_once() maybe more suited to your needs. This error is thrown because php can't find the file you have asked to include.

Aimee.

[meor zainal]

Can you give me the example of the code...please

[Aimee Bailey]

<?php require_once("/home/monrzcom/httpdocs/password_page.php"); ?>

[meor zainal]

I have tried require() and require_once() but stil got error. Below is the error.

Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/monrzcom/httpdocs/password_page.php' (include_path='.;./includes;./pear') in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\gishumanities.com\httpdocs\downl oad_page.php

[Dormilich]

I have tried require() and require_once() but stil got error. Below is the error.

if include couldn’t find the file, require and require_once will fail as well …

the more important question is, where in the file system is the file and where is the server root directory.

[meor zainal]

I believe that path and root directory is correct because its run nicely in LINUX server. But when I try in windows server, its error. Seems that it cannot read include command.

Below is the same coding that i used in linux and window serve.

<?php include("/home/monrzcom/httpdocs/password_page.php"); ?>

TQ

[Aimee Bailey]

the url you have specified looks like a linux uri, "home" does not exist in windows unless you create it within your root directory.

Can you also tell us what server you are running, Apache/PHP, IIS, EasyPHP etc...?

[Samishii23]

If your running on Windows, you'll have to use the base folder, example: C:/WWW/ as your "Root", and would look like this: /, while linux uses the base root of the drive, /home/monrzcom/httpdocs/.

So for you it would simply be: /password_page.php.

Note that using Include or Require you'll never be able to go outside of the Root folder.