Re: Problem with include_path

Ok Sorted it!!!! A little one to watch out for... In the virtual server setup in httpd.conf I had: DocumentRoot /home/chrisbetts/public_html ^^ Note the lack of drive ID! This works as expected if you DO NOT have an include_path in either your php.ini or .htaccess files. However if you do set an include_path (even if you redefine the default path of ".") ALL attempts to execute a PHP script (even a simple script comprising nothing more than <?="hello";?>) will fail and you will get a warning like: "Warning: Failed opening '/home/chrisbetts/public_html/blank.php' for inclusion (include_path='.') in Unknown on line 0" Solution: Simply fully define the path INCLUDING the Drive ID DocumentRoot c:/home/chrisbetts/public_html I assume that it is a problem with the way the new include_path is parsed or added to the DocumentRoot! You have no idea how long I have searched for that! Its the sort of thing you go blind to after scanning lines of code for hours on end! I hope this helps someone in the future!!!! Chris "Chris Betts" <chrisbettz@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:20010809180221.7866.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > HI > > using: php 4.0.6 /Apache 1.3.12 /Win98se > > If I set the php include_path in either php.ini or the .htaccess I get: > > "Warning: Failed opening '/home/chrisbetts/public_html/blank.php' for > inclusion (include_path='.;..\include') in Unknown on line 0" > > i.e. it is failing to load the file it is loading at present (blank.php) > ????? > > I am changing the include path in .htaccess file using: > php_value include_path ".;..\include" > (this is the only thing in the .htaccess file during testing) > > Even if I just set it to the default (current directory) value "." I get the > same warning. > > If I do the equivelent on a hosted Linux box it works ok????? > i.e. php_value include_path ".:../include" > > > If I move the relevent included files to the same dir as the calling program > and remove the include_path ... it works ok??? > > I am (up to this point sucessfully) mimiking the layout of my clients > virtual servers running on different Linux boxes, So I can test complete > installations before upload. To do this I am using Apache Virtual Servers > each one having its own DocumentRoot pointing to the public_html > subdirectory. > > i.e. in httpd_conf > <VirtualHost 127.0.0.2> > DocumentRoot /home/chrisbetts/public_html > > <VirtualHost 127.0.0.3> > DocumentRoot /home/anothervs/public_html > etc... > > What I am trying to do is to move certain sensitive data to a safe area out > of the public_html subtree. > > So I now have dirs: > /home/chrisbetts/include > /home/chrisbetts/public_html > > /home/anothervs/include > /home/anothervs/public_html > > safe_mode is off > > I think that this is something to do with not being able to escape from the > DocumentRoot ... but not sure!?! > > As I say it works on the linux virtual servers ... but I am missing > something on the windows version! > > Any Ideas would be a great help. > > Chris > > > > > > >