Re: best way to properly build an include path *regardless* from where I am calling the include?

On Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 07:15:03PM -0600, Govinda wrote: <snip> > > Dan I love to see smart hacks in action! ..and I believe I get what > you are doing. > I am just amazed that there is not a SIMPLE (one-liner) reliable way > of just saying "document root" without a complex function like that. > I mean what we need here is a global include path for the shared- > hosted user .. an include_path that can be set for the virtual server > user and it 'sticks' (does not have to be set on every page load). > I think I'll let this all go for now... I have a lot of basics to > cover before I trip out too much in any one area. I'm going to need > the time and brain juice for some 'real' issues later ;-) I'm not sure how this could be made simpler. $site_root = realpath(dirname(__FILE__)) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR; Call that in any file in the root of *your* web directories, and you have what is essentially the "document root" for *your* site. Presumably, you know the *relative* directories of all your files. Simply append those relative directories + filenames to the $site_root variable, and you're done. Paul -- Paul M. Foster