PHP & IIS - defining a path

From:	Walter Torres	Date:	Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:40:43 +0000
Subject:	PHP & IIS - defining a path
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can anyone explain to me why this...

      // PHP_SELF = \walter\test.php
      // __FILE__ = \\NAWINFS03\home\web\rh.itdoes\walter\test.php
      // $_path   = \\NAWINFS03\home\web\rh.itdoes

      $_path = substr( __FILE__, 0, 0-strlen($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']) );

      require_once $_path . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'config.php';

fails...

       Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required [file as defined in $path]

And yes, $path echos what I expect it to. But this, hard coded definition...

      $path = DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
              'NAWINFS03' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
              'home' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
              'web' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
              'rh.itdoes';

      require_once $_path . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'config.php';

This works fine! ?? But this coded version will *not* work if I use '\' (yes, even escaped). I really need to get $path dynamically defined. Can anyone shed some light on this? (Beyond "don't use IIS") Thanks Walter