Re: finding the web root

Jim Lucas wrote: > Tanel Tammik wrote: >> "Jim Lucas" <lists@cmsws.com> wrote in message >> news:4C0E99D9.20809@cmsws.com... >>> Tanel Tammik wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> i like to find the web root where the current file is. is there a better >>>> solution? it must work both on linux and windows machines... >>>> >>>> <?php >>>> $root = explode('/', $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']); >>>> $cwd = explode(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, __DIR__); >>>> $web_root = '/' . implode('/', array_diff($cwd, $root)); >>>> echo $web_root; >>>> ?> >>>> >>>> maybe there is a function for that :D:D:D >>>> >>>> Br >>>> Tanel >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> If I understand what you are asking for, I think this will work. >>> >>> <?php >>> >>> $web_root = basename($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']); >>> >>> ?> >>> >>> -- >>> Jim Lucas >>> >>> A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting. >>> Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)? >>> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. >>> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? >> var_dump($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']); //outputs: string(0) "" >> >> Br >> Tanel >> >> >> > > WOW, totally backwards on that one > > try this > > <?php > > var_dump( dirname( $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ) ); > > ?> > > Although, after looking a little closer, it has a weird behavior that I didn't expect. if you call it from within a file from your DOCUMENT_ROOT it returns the filename itself. But, if you call it from a file within a subdirectory it gives you the expected behavior of returning the parent directory structure. I would have thought it would simply return / if it were in the DOCUMENT_ROOT. Strange! -- Jim Lucas A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting. Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)? A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?