Re: [PHP4BETA] require()

Try using the absolute path to the files you want to include like: require("/this/is/my/file/called/cm_globals.php3"); Michael Criss Moosman wrote: > Can someone explian this function to me I have not been able to get it to > work and not really sure why. When I use it the file that is required > never opens and the script gives me a parsing error. > > Example: > require("cm_globals.php3"); > require("cm_common.php3"); > > //SQL Statement for updating attributes to entry > $updateStmt = "Update $tableName set NAME='$cn', > EMAIL='$mail', > CITY='locality', DESCRIPTION='$description', > TELEPHONE='$telephonenumber' WHERE ROWID=$rowid"; > > //Open Database Connection > if(!($link=mysql_connect($hostName, $userName, $password))); > DisplayErrMsg(sprintf("error connecting to host %s, by user %s, > $hostName, $userName)); > exit(); > } > > The required files never open so hence I never connect to the database. > Any help would be great. > Criss Moosman > Design Consultant > Mojo Graphics > www.mojographic.net > 602.516.2625 > > -- > PHP 4.0 Beta Mailing List <http://www.php.net/version4/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php4beta-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php4beta-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php4beta-admin@lists.php.net