including files from different sub directories

From:	Allex	Date:	Fri, 24 Oct 2003 10:53:56 +0000
Subject:	including files from different sub directories
Groups:	php.general
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Hi all, What's the syntax for including/requiring files located in directories different than the root directory? Especially files from different sub directories under the root? Going down ("classes/globals.php") is ok, but going up ("../globals.php") makes problems Example:

index.php:         include_once('classes/globals.php') -> works fine;
dbase.php:         include_once('../globals.php') -> generates an error;
controller.php:    include_once('../dataaccess/dbase.php') -> error;