Re: Require error

On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Kyle Terry <kyle@kyleterry.com> wrote: > > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Wolf <lonewolf@nc.rr.com> wrote: > >> >> ---- Kyle Terry <kyle@kyleterry.com> wrote: >> > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Wolf <lonewolf@nc.rr.com> wrote: >> > >> > > Bottom Post >> > > >> > > ---- sean greenslade <zootboysean@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > > No. The file is called testing.php and it is trying to include >> sql.inc >> > > > >> > > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 12:36 PM, Kyle Terry <kyle@kyleterry.com> >> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 9:28 AM, sean greenslade < >> > > zootboysean@gmail.com>wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > >> So, I have this code in a php file called testing.php: >> > > > >> $incl = '/webs/www.zootboy.com/sl/sql.inc'; >> > > > >> if(!is_readable($incl)) die('ERROR: MySQL Include file does >> > > > >> not >> > > > >> exist??!?'); >> > > > >> require $incl or die('MySQL page not found. Unable to >> continue.'); >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> When I run the code in command line, it outputs this: >> > > > >> >> > > > >> [root@localhost ~]# php -f /webs/www.zootboy.com/sl/testing.php >> > > > >> PHP Warning: require(1): failed to open stream: No such file or >> > > directory >> > > > >> in /webs/www.zootboy.com/sl/testing.php on line 13 >> > > > >> PHP Fatal error: require(): Failed opening required '1' >> > > > >> (include_path='/var/php/inc/') in /webs/ >> > > www.zootboy.com/sl/testing.php on >> > > > >> line 13 >> > > > >> >> > > > >> I have no idea what's going on. All the files have 777 perms. >> > > > >> >> > > > >> -- >> > > > >> --Zootboy >> > > > >> >> > > > > >> > > > > Are you trying to require itself? >> > > >> > > Change your line to: >> > > require('$incl') or die('File not found'); >> > > >> > > Require can be dork about things like this, I normally wind up >> handling to >> > > fiddle with the coding for them. >> > > >> > > Wolf >> > > >> > >> > Actually, single quoted will be string literal. He would need to encase >> them >> > in double quotes so the parser knows it might be looking for a variable. >> > require("$incl") is what he wants. >> > >> >> See! I told you I always have problems with those! :) >> >> Normally I'm not so literal though. >> >> so yeah: >> require("$incl"); >> include("$incl"); >> >> I prefer the includes over the requires, but that is personal preference. >> >> Wolf >> > > It really all depends on how you want to handle errors. If you want to kill > the script because the database can't be reached, use require or > require_once, if you want the script to continue and handle everything > differently in the event that a file isn't loaded, use include or > include_once. > > > -- > Kyle Terry | www.kyleterry.com > I want the page to stop if it can't access the DB. It is required for the function of the page. -- --Zootboy