Re: Re: Include problems

At 21:09 03.05.2003, Shawn McKenzie said: --------------------[snip]-------------------- >I understand what's being said that . is the current dir, but shouldn't PHP >look in the dir returned by dirname(__FILE__) before it looks in the include >path??? --------------------[snip]-------------------- As long as a script doesn't chdir() to another directory you're located in the directory where the initial script os located (usually the webserver's DOCROOT, plus any additional tree branch from the URL. Assuming DOCROOT is /var/www: http://dom/script.php /var/www/script.php http://dom/sub/script.php /var/www/sub/script.php This doesn't change for included scripts, regardless where they are located. You always need to include a script either absolute from the hosts root directory (e.g. '/var/www/tools/scripts/helper.inc'), or relative from your starting point. For a more complex layout it might be a good idea to have a config file defining the locations and being included at the very top of any application. Thus you can use symbolic path names for inclusion, and don't have too much hassle when redesigning your directory layout. -- >O Ernest E. Vogelsinger (\) ICQ #13394035 ^ http://www.vogelsinger.at/