RE: [PHP] On more time with PATHS!

Look, just use absolute paths for everything, from the server root, not the web root. If you have a file with a path (from the server root) as: /home/usr/www/includes/functions.inc Then if you use Include('/home/usr/www/includes/functions.inc') from any file, from any directory, no matter how many nested includes there are, it'll work. This really shouldn't be this hard... ---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: Monday, April 21, 2003 6:51 PM > To: Kevin Stone; PHP General > Subject: Re: [PHP] 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 > > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php