$DOCUMENT_ROOT problem

tbone2k

For some reason PHP won't let me use the variable $DOCUMENT_ROOT.
It doesn't give an error, it just doesn't print anything when i call echo "$DOCUMENT_ROOT";

is it the case that doing something like:
$entries=opendir("$DOCUMENT_ROOT/admin/users");
will open the correct directory its just that when you try and print out $DOCUMENT_ROOT it doesn't let you.

Can anyone help,

Cheers :p

drew010

Try
$entries=opendir($DOCUMENT_ROOT . "/admin/users");

$entries=opendir("$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']/admin/users");

because register globals may be off

tbone2k

because register globals may be off

what do you mean by register globals - and how do i turn them on?

Cheers again,

suntra

register_globals set to On allows you to access some variables directly by their name...

Example :
$POST["name"] ==> $name
$GET["address"] ==> $address
$REQUEST["city"] ==> $city
$COOKIE["cookie1"] ==> $cookie1
...

But if it is set to Off, you won't be able to user $name, $address, $city, $cookie1, ... directly. You'll have to use $POST["name"], $GET["address"], etc.

To change it, goes in php.ini and set register_globals to On, >>> AND <<< don't forget to restart your Web server.

Also, you can use the extract() function.

ahpaul

Originally posted by tbone2k

because register globals may be off

what do you mean by register globals - and how do i turn them on?

Cheers again,

Go to your windows or system director where you placed your php.ini in

open the php.ini

press [CRTL] + [F]

paste in

register_globals

The default is off in version 4xxx forgot already

just make it "register_globals = on"