Re: Referring to Parent Folders

Hello Vinny, Tuesday, February 10, 2004, 6:18:09 AM, you wrote: V> [doc root] V> -----[php] V> ---------- script.php V> ---------- [some folder] V> --------------- [another folder] V> -------------------- current.php V> So my question is, is this simply a PHP config problem? Nope. Nothing to do with Apache either. The problem is that you're assuming the include function knows what your doc root is. But think about it - how can it? It's looking for files on a FILESYSTEM level, not a URL level. Assume the following is the actual directory structure on your server: /usr <-- Top Level /usr/home /usr/home/vinny /usr/home/vinny/public_html <-- Where your web files live Say you want current.php to include "script.php" as in your example. You have two choices: include "../../script.php"; Which as you pointed out isn't ideal if you ever need to move around. Alternatively: include "/usr/home/vinny/public_html/php/script.php"; Which will never fail as long as you never move script.php Why not set-up a variable in a common include file (something like $basedir = "/usr/home/vinny/public_html/php") and then you can just do this: include "$basedir/script.php"; Or whatever you need to do. The other solution would be to place your local (home) directory into the search path for include in the php.ini file. -- Best regards, Richard mailto:rich@launchcode.co.uk