Re: [NEWBIE] Confused about usage of $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] [SOLVED]

Thank you all for your responses. The problem is now half solved. In the majority of cases, using a period before the directory path ( i.e. ./directory ) will give me the correct path to the directory I specify from the relative path from the web root. However, it still will not work with the random_image function I created when called from within the web forum I'm using, which is the PHP based "Simple Machines Forum". I will take this inquiry to their support forum to see if there is any special considerations about their PHP that I should know about. Thank you all for your time and explanations. I have learned a lot about the DOCUMENT_ROOT variable. -- Dave Gutteridge dave@tokyocomedy.com