Re: On more time with PATHS!

I understand what you are saying, but what if a particular file needs to be included from a number of files that are in other included files - then the path is screwed up - or if the included file has other included files, which then includes the included file itself - I'm not sure if your following what I am saying here - but you can see the chain of includes gets so deep - how is it possible to keep it straight. In these cases your suggestion won't work - ../file.php may be correct for file 'a', but if this is included from file 'c' and 'e', then ../file.php is no longer correct. it may be ../../file.php or maybe just /file.php. depending on where the original script was run from..... I don't know - but right now I am spending 90% of my time trying to figure this out and 10% on the script itself. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Stone" <kevin@helpelf.com> To: "C.R." <odcs@rogers.com>; "PHP General" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 2:43 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] On more time with PATHS! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "C.R." <odcs@rogers.com> > To: "PHP General" <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 12:08 PM > Subject: [PHP] On more time with PATHS! > > > > You guys are probably getting tired of reading my emails, but this > > path/include problem is just never ending. I don't even know how to > explain > > the problem because I don't understand it. I am simply trying to include > > files that are in the same directory or directory structure, but no matter > > what I do I get the same damn message that this or that file can't be > > found - I have tried giving it the exact path, the exact url, and anything > > else I can think of - but somewhere along the line - some file won't be > > found. > > > > I think the problem is this, but I have no idea how to solve it. If I > > include a file which also includes other files - then the path structure > > somehow gets screwed up. How do I keep them straight through multiple > > includes and directories. I don't know if I am making any sense - but this > > is my last ditch effrot on this before I move on to some other way of > doing > > this - whether it be java, asp, or whatever. > > > > Everyone in here has been great, but I am to the point now where I am just > > fed up with PHP because of this bloody issue. > > > > Thanks > > > > C.R. > > Use the absolute path beginning from the account's root directory. echo > $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']; So if you need to go back one directory and then > into a folder called "functions" you'd simply do.. > > <? // include test > $root = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/"; > include($root."../functions/myfunctions.php"); > ?> > > Got it? Good luck. :) > > - Kevin > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >