Re: fopen and paths

On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 22:28, PACKER, Steffan wrote: > Thanks but I am still having problems, $DOCUMENT_ROOT does not seem to > work(I am using an NT4 server), I cannot use an absolute path as the > content management software that is running has a tendency to strip > them out! > > It seems (to me) that it is a precedence problem, as it does not look > in the include_path first to see if the file exists but simply creates > it in the active documents directory. > > Any ideas would be appreciated! > > Steffan > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Robley [mailto:huntsman@www.nisu.flinders.edu.au] > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 3:22 AM > To: PACKER, Steffan; 'php-general@lists.php.net' > Subject: Re: [PHP] fopen and paths > > On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 03:14, PACKER, Steffan wrote: > > I am trying to log particular information in an access log and I need > > it to be used on several pages all in different directories, I would > > like the actual log to be stored in a directory called data in the > > root directory of my web page. I using an include() on each page > > where I would like the info logged. > > I am using: > > $log_fp = fopen("../data/access_log.txt", "a",1); > > with the use_include_path set to 1. > > > > My problem is that a new file is being created in each directory that > > the logging.inc file is added to. > > > > Can anyone help? > > Steffan > > ../data/access_log.txt seems to be a relative address to me, pointing > to the directory data which hangs off the parent of the current > directory. > > Why not give full path information, so there is no ambiguity? Or use > $DOCUMENT_ROOT for portability? Well, what exactly is your include_path setting? $DOCUMENT_ROOT certainly works on a W98, I'll just fire up an NT4 w/station here and see.... Works a treat there. Are you by chance running php as a cgi - that may have a bearing? See what phpinfo has to say. -- David Robley Techno-JoaT, Web Maintainer, Mail List Admin, etc CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES Flinders University, SOUTH AUSTRALIA Help! I'm trapped in a Chinese computer factory!