Re: include path confusion

In article <182274521494.20010108130145@minutemanups.com>, "Randy" <foxpro@minutemanups.com> wrote: I would be willing to bet that within the php.ini file, an entry such as you listed would look for includes in: if foo = location of php.ini e.g. /usr/local/lib/php.ini, then ../include relative to foo is /usr/local/include/ so then include files would look inside /usr/local/include. From within your script, include "../test/sample.php" would look relative to the path setup in php.ini, so if include dir via php.ini is /usr/local/include/ then include from your script would be /usr/local/test/sample.php/ Anyone care to verify? Jeff > I'm confused on what should be a simple issue - where does php look for > an include file in the following example? My test results seem very > confusing and the docs never mention it. > > In the program: > include "../test/sample.php"; > > In php.ini: > include_path="../include" > > Does php: > A. Look in the dir "../test" for sample.php first and if not found, > look in "../include" for sample.php? B. Ignore the dir "../test/" and > look in > "../include" for sample.php? C. Look in dir "../test" for sample.php > and > if not found, look in "../include" for "../test/sample.php"? (and > can't find it as invalid) D. Look only in dir "../include" for > "../test/sample.php"? (and can't find it as invalid) > > Does it work exactly the same for REQUIRE? > > TIA > >