note 78344 added to function.include

Here's a really simple solution to a common problem. Let's say you want to include files the way that apache does, relative to the document root (the root dir of your app). Independent of what server you are on, so that you don't have to specify an absolute path on your filesystem. At the top of your page put: <?php set_include_path( get_include_path() . PATH_SEPARATOR . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] ); ?> Now anywhere you do an include you can do something like: <?php include ( "Templates/header.inc") ?> So, if your server files are in /var/www/mysite, this will include /var/www/mysite/Templates/header.inc when it's on your server. And if on your dev machine it's in /user/myname/mysite, it will include /user/myname/mysite/Templates/header.inc when it's on your dev machine. ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 74.12.187.202 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/78344 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78344/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78344/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78344/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78344/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78344/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78344/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78344 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/78344 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php