start at root instead of current

Anon

hi,
when using an include(), is it possible to start looking at the root directory instead of from the directory where the file is located.
ex. say I have a file called file.php with an include("../file2.inc"); in it. so this means that file.php is in one sub-directory below the directory with file2.inc in it. So I am wondering if I could do something like include("root/sub-dir1/file2.inc");
where sub-dir1 would contain file2.inc and a sub folder with file.php in it.

I hope I wasn't just babbling trying to make myself clear lol. any way, if you can understand what I'm asking please let me know if there is a way and how

thanks,
-PL

Anon

i guess you could use include("/path/to/root/fle.inc.php3"); donno if it works but i found some issues with the leading slash that goes off from the root dir.

Anon

hmm, this works, but is there anything more universal? like a constant or something?

Anon

More universal than what? It would be nice if all systems used exactly the same notation for file paths, but Unix systems use / to seperate directory names, Microsoft ones use \ (and have a seperate root for each drive) Apples use : and there are no doubt others.