Re: Setting or Getting Relative Path for PHP Includes

Can use a directive on your .htaccess: php_value include_path /your/include/path/here This can also be set on your httd.conf in a virtual server basis. If you have access to php.ini is better to set the include there. Regards, Jordi. On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 12:41:06 -0800, Anthony Baker <lists@thinkbigideas.com> wrote: > Hey Folks, > > Hoping someone can aid me with a newbie-ish question. > > I often use PHP includes in my files to pull in assets, but I hard code > the relative path to the root html directory for the sites that I'm > working on in each file. Example below: > > <?php > $path = '/home/virtual/sitename.com/var/www/html/'; > //relative path to the root directory > $inc_path = $path . 'code/inc/'; > //path and folder the code includes folder is located > $copy_path = $path . 'copy/'; > //path and folder the copy is located > ?> > > I'd like to be able to set the relative path as a global variable from > an external file so that I can modify one line of code to change the > relative path across the site. This will allow me for easier coding in > staging and development environments. > > What's the best way to do so? Can anyone provide a code example? > > Either that, or is there a way to call this variable from the server > itself so that it's automatically -- and correctly -- set? > > Thanks, > > Anthony > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >