Fatal Error with require()

[toddg]

I am trying to include a few files into my pages and would like the code to be as clean as possible if I have to move the site.

Currently my images work with this(normal html):
img src="/img/imghere.gif"

however this code fails(php):
require("/folder/foo.html")

Does anyone know how I can use relative paths to my include files when they are spread across a couple of folders and there are pages in the other folders that also need to link to the includes as well?

Thanks in advance.

Todd

[DigitalExpl0it]

require('/folder/foo.html');

forgot the ;

also use include to just include files but use require only if you need to like it maybe a file with all your database settings

require('/folder/foo.html');

or

include('/folder/foo.html');

[toddg]

Okay. I didn't post full code here before. but here it is now.

here is the error:
Fatal error: Failed opening required '/family/family.html' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php')

I am using:
<?php require("/family/family.html"); ?>

Now with my images / takes you back up to root level...does it not do this with PHP? It seems as though I am getting some weird root path rather than my normal root path.

What do you guys think?

Thanks

Todd

[DigitalExpl0it]

Originally posted by toddg
Okay. I didn't post full code here before. but here it is now.

here is the error:
Fatal error: Failed opening required '/family/family.html' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php')

I am using:
<?php require("/family/family.html"); ?>

Now with my images / takes you back up to root level...does it not do this with PHP? It seems as though I am getting some weird root path rather than my normal root path.

What do you guys think?

Thanks

Todd

humm try this

<?php require("../../family.php"); ?>

adding the ../ will take you down one if you need to add another one ../../

most likly looks like there script isnt there...

lets do this...

if file.php is in directory

/var/ww/apache/html/htdocs/getcode/family/file.php

htdocs = the root for web

so you would do this

<?php require("../../family.html"); ?>

else if the file is higher in the directory like this

/var/ww/apache/html/htdocs/getcode/mom/joe/family/file.php

then do this

<?php require("../../../../file.php"); ?>