RE: [PHP] Includes and paths problem

CR, have you had any errors that suggests that you are including duplicate files? If so, then try using the include_once() function instead of the include() function. This will solve all of those duplicate include problems because it will only include the file one time, no matter which file it's in and no matter where that file is included. Try it. If that doesn't help the problem then disregard this message. I am using a windows machine as a test machine and my server uses Linux file system. The path I use for windows (XP) is: $root = "e:/localhost/cwi/cwi_2.0"; Then I just use $root and include files that way. If it's in a class I make sure I have a defined constant. -----Original Message----- From: C.R. [mailto:odcs@rogers.com] Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 9:40 PM To: holmes072000@charter.net; 'PHP General' Subject: Re: [PHP] Includes and paths problem Nope, but one of the includes is inside an if statement - like below.. include($_CONF['path'] . '/messages.inc); if($somevariable) { include($_CONF['path'] . '/logout.php); } else { include($_CONF['path'] . '/checklogin.php); } ----- Original Message ----- From: "John W. Holmes" <holmes072000@charter.net> To: "'C.R.'" <odcs@rogers.com>; "'PHP General'" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 11:21 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] Includes and paths problem > Are the lines in login.php inside of a function or class? If so, then > $_CONF won't have any scope within it. You'll need to make it global. > > ---John W. Holmes... > > PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy > today. http://www.phparch.com/ > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: C.R. [mailto:odcs@rogers.com] > > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 11:15 PM > > To: holmes072000@charter.net; 'PHP General' > > Subject: Re: [PHP] Includes and paths problem > > > > I found the problem, but not sure why it is a problem. Consider the > > following.... > > > > main.php has the following two lines: > > > > $_CONF['path'] = 'd:/websites/project/login'; > > include($_CONF['path'] . '/login.php'); > > > > login.php has the following lines: > > > > include($_CONF['path'] . '/checklogin.php); > > include($_CONF['path'] . '/messages.inc); > > > > This is where the errors are happening, but if I put $_CONF['path'] = > > 'd:/websites/project/login'; in login.php it works. > > > > So my question is this. Since main.php includes login.php (making > them > > essentially one file) why would I have to duplicate $_CONF['path'] = > > 'd:/websites/project/login'; in login.php. From my thinking this > would > > give > > me two lines the same, or am I missing something again. > > > > Thanks for the help. > > > > C.R. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John W. Holmes" <holmes072000@charter.net> > > To: "'C.R.'" <odcs@rogers.com>; "'PHP > > General'" <php- > > general@lists.php.net> > > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 10:18 PM > > Subject: RE: [PHP] Includes and paths problem > > > > > > > Are you absolutely sure that $_CONF['path'] is set at the place > you're > > > calling it? It doesn't look like it. PHP is looking for > /messages.inc, > > > which would be in the root of the C: drive, instead of having the > whole > > > path. > > > > > > Right before line 36 or 42, try to echo out the value of > > > $_CONF['path']... > > > > > > Echo "Value is: {$_CONF['path']}"; > > > Include(...); > > > > > > ---John W. Holmes... > > > > > > PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your > copy > > > today. http://www.phparch.com/ > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: C.R. [mailto:odcs@rogers.com] > > > > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 10:04 PM > > > > To: holmes072000@charter.net; 'PHP General' > > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] Includes and paths problem > > > > > > > > It doesn't work. This is what I have been fighting with for months > > > with > > > > various scripts I've been working on. I basically already had what > you > > > > suggested, and I just changed it to exactly what you suggested - > and > > > the > > > > same bloody thing happens. Error after error after error. > > > > > > > > This is my path "d:/websites/project/login" > > > > > > > > This is how I assigned it - <? $_CONF['path'] = > > > > 'd:/websites/project/login'; ?> > > > > > > > > This is how I include files - include($_CONF['path'] . > > > '/whatever.php'); > > > > > > > > This is what I get - > > > > > > > > Warning: main(/messages.inc) [function.main]: failed to create > stream: > > > No > > > > such file or directory in d:\websites\project\login\login.php on > line > > > 36 > > > > Warning: main() [function.main]: Failed opening '/messages.inc' > for > > > > inclusion (include_path='.;D:\PHP\includes') in > > > > d:\websites\project\login\login.php on line 36 > > > > > > > > Warning: main(/checklogin.php) [function.main]: failed to create > > > stream: > > > > No > > > > such file or directory in d:\websites\project\login\login.php on > line > > > 42 > > > > > > > > Warning: main() [function.main]: Failed opening '/checklogin.php' > for > > > > inclusion (include_path='.;D:\PHP\includes') in > > > > d:\websites\project\login\login.php on line 42 > > > > > > > > this is line 36 - include($_CONF['path'] . '/messages.inc'); > > > > this is line 42 - include($_CONF['path'] . > > > > '/checklogin.php'); > > > > > > > > messages.inc and checklogin.inc do exist in > > > 'd:/websites/project/login'. > > > > > > > > So what am I doing wrong? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "John W. Holmes" <holmes072000@charter.net> > > > > To: "'C.R.'" <odcs@rogers.com>; "'PHP > > > > General'" <php- > > > > general@lists.php.net> > > > > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 8:17 PM > > > > Subject: RE: [PHP] Includes and paths problem > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When you say "absolute" is this absolute to your root > directory of > > > > > your > > > > > > website or your computer. Sorry if this sounds stupid, but I > have > > > been > > > > > > struggling with this for some time and want to be sure I'm > doing > > > this > > > > > > right. > > > > > > So in your example ($_CONF['path'] = > > > > > > '/home/web/www/site';) - > what > > > is > > > > > this > > > > > > in relation to? Oh, by the way - this is Windows 2000 server > using > > > IIS > > > > > > (not > > > > > > my idea). > > > > > > > > > > To your computer. So, for windows, you could have something like > > > this: > > > > > > > > > > $_CONF['path'] = 'C:/inetpub/wwwroot/site'; > > > > > > > > > > for example. Then you just use that to build your includes. If > you > > > want > > > > > to include the file 'include.php' that's in the root of your > > > > > web > > > site, > > > > > then you can use > > > > > > > > > > include($_CONF['path'] . '/include.php'); > > > > > > > > > > from any file on your site, no matter what directory or > subdirectory > > > > > it's in. > > > > > > > > > > ---John W. Holmes... > > > > > > > > > > PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get > your > > > copy > > > > > today. http://www.phparch.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > > > To unsubscribe, visit: > > > > > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php