Re: Problem with 'include' function in PHP 4.3

Mehran Ziadloo wrote: > It's about 'include' function, I can't include a php file using an > absolute address. For example, all my pages are in > "D:\Inetpub\wwwroot". And when I want to include a page with the > address: > > "D:\Inetpub\wwwroot\includes\a.php" > > with the command: > > "include '/includes/a.php';" > > it can't be done, it says: > > Warning: main(/includes/a.php) [function.main]: failed to create > stream: No such file or directory in D:\Inetpub\wwwroot\index.php on > line 2 > > Warning: main() [function.main]: Failed opening '/includes/a.php' for > inclusion (include_path='.;D:\Inetpub\wwwroot') in > D:\Inetpub\wwwroot\index.php on line 2 > try like this: include ('includes/a.php'); //without slash at the beginning The slash at the beginning has a special meaning on all *nix systems (it's the system root). You must not confund file system paths which you use in PHP scripts with link paths in HTML (i.e. <a href="/mainpage.html">Homepage</a>). Christoph