note 46789 added to function.include

Don't know if this is overkill but this is what i came with up to compensate for include function directory problems you have eg. /dir1/file1.php /dir1/dir2/file2.php /dir1/includefile.php file1.php <? include('includefile.php')?> file2.php <? include('includefile.php')?> will give you "Warning: include('includefile.php'): failed to open stream: No such file or directory...." so i came up with file1.php <? $dirs = array("",".","..","../.."); $amount = substr_count($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], "/"); $dir = "{$dirs[$amount]}/includefile.php"; include($dir) ?> file2.php <? $dirs = array("",".","..","../.."); $amount = substr_count($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], "/"); $dir = "{$dirs[$amount]}/includefile.php"; include($dir) ?> hope it helps and if there is a better way besides include_path please let me know ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+46789 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46789&report=yes Reason: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46789&report=yes&reason=bad+code Reason: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46789&report=yes&reason=spam Reason: useless example -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46789&report=yes&reason=useless+example Reason: contains commercial links -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46789&report=yes&reason=contains+commercial+links Reason: useless note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46789&report=yes&reason=useless+note Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+46789&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php