How to set include path when i dont have access to php.ini

mahendrakalkura

hi guys

i am having a problem trying to use pear db class

i dont have access to php.ini as i am on a hosting account

so i cant set the include path in php.ini

my scripts which access db thru pear class are in different dirs and so i have to keep a copy of

DB.php and its files in every folder

thats too disgusting for me

so is there a way out for me or am i destined to be disgusted about myself forever

thanks anyway

rayphp

i am not sure exactly how to solve your problem but as a start i would snoop around the php function.... dl();

mahendrakalkura

thanks ray

but my problem aint solved yet

mahendrakalkura

thanks to ray i just searched around the manual

i got his

ini_set
(PHP 4 >= 4.0RC1)

ini_set -- Set the value of a configuration option
Description

string ini_set (string varname, string newvalue)

Sets the value of the given configuration option. Returns the old value on success,

FALSE on failure. The configuration option will keep this new value during the

script's execution, and will be restored at the script's ending.

its in the file "function.ini-set.html" of the manual

can someone teach me how to use it

for example in my php.ini on my pc i can set paths as i wish

this is how i have

include_path = ".;C:/phpdev/php/includes;C:/phpdev/php/class;C:/phpdev/www/phplib;C:/phpdev/www/phplib/pages;C:/phpdev/www/phplib/php;C:/phpdev/www/phplib/stuff"

i must make it in my host server also

how to use this ini_set function

i tried it like this

$my_include = ".;C:/phpdev/php/includes;C:/phpdev/php/class;C:/phpdev/www/phplib;C:/phpdev/www/phplib/pages;C:/phpdev/www/phplib/php;C:/phpdev/www/phplib/stuff";

$result = ini_set("include_path",$my_include);

and also this

$result = ini_set("PHP_INCLUDE_PATH",$my_include);

i cant just understand the manual (may be i aint so bright enough as i make myself - lol)

thanks again ray

some one is gonna tell me for sure i know

diego25

$result = ini_set("include_path",$my_include);

should be correct. The problem is that I doubt your server is running Windows, so it won't have a c:\ drive. You'd have to find out the corresponding directories on the server. By either ssh'ing to your server, or asking an admin.

Diego

mahendrakalkura

thanks for replying diego

actually i tried this on my pc (windows - running phpdev 4.23)

it dint work

so i posted here

thanks anyway

anybody knows this problem ?

mahendrakalkura

also tell me if you know a way to make all the directories in my root to be included in the include_path parameter

in that way i can just include files by saying include("filename"); rather than finding paths which is very troublesome

you may say it will slowdown but it doesnt matter as i have about 5 folders on my server root

or atleast if i can include the most important directories i want

is there a way using ini_set() function