include_path

norm

Hi,

I installed : php-4.3.0-win32.zip
: Mysql-3.23.54-win.zip
: Microsoft PWS (downlaoded from the windows NT 4.0
service pack, selecting windows 95)

I followed all the steps to install it and according to me it works,

If i look at this page in my browser: http://localhost/today.php
i see todays date.

<html>
<head>
<title>Today's Date</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Today's Date (according to this Web server) is <?php
echo( date("l, F dS Y.") );
?></p>
</body>
</html>

So i guess it works.

I followed the instructions in a php book i bought and set the
include_path as follows:
include_path = ".;C:\Inetpub\phpinc"

I made a file named dbconnect.inc witch contains the hostname , user and password and saved it in the phpinc directory.

For some reason that i could not figure out include does not work

I get this:
Warning: Unknown(C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\setup.php): failed to create stream: No such file or directory in Unknown on line 0

Warning: Unknown(): Failed opening 'C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\setup.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;c:\php4\pear') in Unknown on line 0

It's all new to me this, who could help me to fix this problem.

Thanks ,

Norm

tranzparency

I've had the same problem myself after upgrading from 4.2.1. I develop on a windows machine and deploy on unix, so this has made my life a little more frustrating when it comes to PATHs. It's interesting what they did but here is what I've concluded.

I do a lot of including, some files within my direct path of the calling file and some are back a few directories. If the file your including is within a direct downward path then it will work as before.

 Example 1(this works):
 - Calling file:  home.php
 - included file: lib/include.php

 Example 2 (this won't work):
 - Calling file:  home.php
 - included file: /lib/include.php  <-- notice the root '/' at the beginning

 Example 3 (this won't work)
 - Calling file: /media/album.php
 - included file: /lib/include.php  <-- outside direct path

 Example 4 (this works)
 - Calling File: /media/album.php
 - included file: /home/client/website/lib/include.php

If the include file is directly below the calling file the typical way of calling it will work (without the root '/' or C:\ in win). But if the file is in another location other than below, you have to use the absolute path (C:\webs\site\lib\include.php). You can also do the old (../inc/inc.php), but this isn't a healthy option for how my pages are set up.

But it looks like you did have an absolute path in there. Have you experienced the same as above?