'automatic Includepaths'

[Anon]

Hi there,

does anyone know a solution how to provide automatically the paths for includes and requires?

Example:

You have a rootdir, and let's say two subdirs 'include' and 'help'. If you want to include the files in include from the root dir, you have to specify include ('./include/file'); and if you want to include files from help, you have to specify include ('../include/file'). How can I generate this prefix dir '../include/' or './include' respectively all other combinations automatically (an Include may contain another include)?

Is there a solution?

thx and cu

[Anon]

I use absolute paths for includes that may be called from different folders.

ie. www.mywebsite.com/include/include.php

This solves the problems you are asking about.
Also in the include file I use absolute paths to images, etc

[Anon]

Have you try specifying it from the "php.ini" file? Just put different paths under:

include_path = /path1:/path2/sub1

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Pretencious nick to say the least.

Try the php.ini, you can define standard include paths.
You don't have to enter a path for files inside the default paths.

Note: this is does NOT help if you want to make your code structure clear.

[Anon]

We considered this option but wen didn't want to turn all paths into include paths, as we have about 10 subdirs!

thx

[Anon]

Well but it doesn't solve the problem that you have always to provide some kid of link. The solution, thst I consider is that you haven't to provide any path inforamtions regardless in which directory you are.