note 102161 added to function.include

When making multiple includes (i.e., including a file from one location,and that file includes another). Here's an example. Assume your paths are like this: File1: www/MyProject/main.php <?php include "../FirstInclude.php"; // "FirstInclude.php" in in the parent folder echo "Answer=$A"; ?> File2: www/FirsInclude.php <?php include "/Info/Variables.php"; $A=$B; ?> File3: www/Info/Variables.php <?php $B=5; ?> The problem: On running main.php from within www/MyProject, this is what happens: 1. main.php successfully includes the PARENT file FirstInclude.php. 2. FirstInclude.php, looks for Variables.php INSIDE Info, and it EXPECTS Info to be inside MyProject.php since that's where the main.php runs. 3. Rather it fails to find it since Variables.php is in www/Info. 4. So inside www/FirstInclude.php, the variable $B is set to nothing. 5. Thus $A is nothing. 6. So the output is "Answer=". Note: In order to correctly include the Variables.php file, you should write the include line at like this: <?php include "/Info/Variables.php"; //note the use of PARENT reference since it is actually running inside www/MyProject ?> Hope this helps... ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 119.235.2.184 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/102161 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102161/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102161/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102161/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102161/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102161/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102161/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102161 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/102161 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php