Re: Difficulty navigating symlinks

Seth Foss wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I am trying to run multiple sites on the same server, that have mostly > identical code - a pre-built application. > > Anyway, I would like to save disk space by specifying independent > configuration files for each site, then using symbolic links to access > the rest of the code for the application. > > I have managed to configure apache so one such directory is accessed via > a symlink, which is ok. However, a file within the linked directory > attempts to include the configuration file (../config.php) from the > actual parent directory instead of the directory containing the symlink. > > Is there any way to configure apache or php to trace back the symlink > when using '..', or can that only go one direction? > > Thanks, > Seth Haven't read the entire thread, but you might also look at http://php.net/manual/en/function.realpath.php -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com