Re: does chdir() change include_path on the fly? HELP

From: Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 21:41:52 +0000
Subject: Re: does chdir() change include_path on the fly? HELP
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On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Noah Spitzer-Williams wrote: > my problem is i have an include file in a parent directory which includes > other files. i want these other files to be in the same directory as this > parent directory file..(hope your gettin me here...). the prob is the parent > directory file looks for its include files in the current directory. > > example: > current path is: > www.blah.com/blahdir > > a file in blahdir called blah1.php includes blah2.php which is located in > www.blah.com > blah2.php includes blah3.php and blah4.php which are also located in > www.blah.com > the problem is blah2.php looks for blah3.php and blah4.php in > www.blah.com/blahdir > > will chdir() fix this? or is there another way? > > Thanks!! > > - Noah > Two solutions come to mind: 1) Use a variable to store the directory you want to include from. 2) Use absolute paths. -- Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams <ignacio@openservices.net>

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