Re: Quick question regarding getcwd() and directory location.

I am within a certain directory of the server via the browser. Example: http://www.example.com/foo/bar would be /var/www/example.com/foo/bar And Apache's DirectoryIndex feature is opening a index.php file that is located at /var/www/example.com/test/index.php And from that file i need to figure out the full local path of /foo/bar (which would be /var/www/example.com/foo/bar ) or any other directory i browse too. Ólafur Waage 2008/8/22 Ashley Sheridan <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk>: > On Fri, 2008-08-22 at 21:56 +0000, Ólafur Waage wrote: >> That is the brick wall i faced. There is no way to know where exactly >> you are (via DirectoryIndex) locally on the machine. >> >> Thanks though. >> >> 2008/8/22 Micah Gersten <micah@onshore.com>: >> > You might want to try a Redirect Rule or rewrite which would tell you >> > the HTTP PATH. AFAIK, there is no way to know which directory they >> > tried to access unless you write your own index.php and store it in a >> > session variable. >> > >> > Thank you, >> > Micah Gersten >> > onShore Networks >> > Internal Developer >> > http://www.onshore.com >> > >> > >> > >> > Ólafur Waage wrote: >> >> Thanks for the reply Micah but i have no interest in the URL. I am >> >> looking for the servers local path to the directory. (example: >> >> /var/www/directory/ or C:\apache\htdocs\directory\) >> >> Also the HTTP_REFERER is empty unless you are linked in from another >> >> location. And then it gives you the URL you came from. >> >> >> >> Ólafur Waage. >> >> >> >> 2008/8/22 Micah Gersten <micah@onshore.com>: >> >> >> >>> Once you tell apache to load /example/index.php, that's where you are. >> >>> You might try looking at the $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']. >> >>> >> >>> Thank you, >> >>> Micah Gersten >> >>> onShore Networks >> >>> Internal Developer >> >>> http://www.onshore.com >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Ólafur Waage wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> I'll throw out an example here. >> >>>> >> >>>> I have a directory structure of: /var/www/example/ >> >>>> And in that i have a file: index.php >> >>>> That file echo's getcwd() and returns: /var/www/example/ >> >>>> >> >>>> Now i tell Apache or Lighty that if a directory does not have an >> >>>> index.php file, that it should use /example/index.php (for example via >> >>>> DirectoryIndex of Apache) >> >>>> >> >>>> Then i make a new directory: /var/www/test/ >> >>>> And browse to it and it echo's /var/www/example/ since its running >> >>>> that file via DirectoryIndex >> >>>> >> >>>> This is true for all directories i make. Both for Windows and Linux >> >>>> based servers. >> >>>> >> >>>> To my question. >> >>>> >> >>>> I am trying to get the full path of the current directory i am in. Not >> >>>> from where the file is executing. How is that possible so it displays >> >>>> a full path to that directory (regardless to the server setup)? >> >>>> >> >>>> I have tried a variation of things and have gotten mixed results. >> >>>> Using $_SERVER["SCRIPT_FILENAME"] gives me the index file and >> >>>> the full >> >>>> path to that. >> >>>> $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] gets me part of the way but on a >> >>>> hosted >> >>>> server with multiple domains it only gives me a partial path (rough >> >>>> example: /var/www/ when the directory is /var/www/domain.com/test/) >> >>>> And __FILE__ gives me the index.php's path. >> >>>> I have also tried realpath("."); >> >>>> And server("pwd"); with no luck. >> >>>> >> >>>> Any help would be appreciated. >> >>>> >> >>>> Ólafur Waage >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > Are you just trying to find the current working directory, or are you > navigating to a directory with PHP and want to know where you've ended > up? > > > Ash > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > >