[Resolved] Include statment

BIGmrC

Hiya everyone,
I need help again!

I'm include files in to pages on the website.
with some of the includes, includes other include files.

It all works ok when I run the index.php in the root directory.
but when i run a page in sub folders I get error messages.
I think I know why I get the error messages but I dont know how to fix them.

All the include files are kept in a directory called "include" under the root directory.

So the index.php in the root asks for :
<?php require("include/file_name.inc"); ?>

The index.php in the sub directory asks for:
<?php require("../include/file_name.inc"); ?>

But with the include files, they ask for:
<?php require("include/file_name.inc"); ?>

Is there away of making this work?

Thanks
BIGmrC

mrmufin

If all of the files to be included reside in the same directory, I typically handle the situation like this:

// set the app's include path at the top of the main file as a constant:
define(INC_PATH,'/full/path/to/include_files/');
include(INC_PATH . 'this_file.php');
include(INC_PATH . 'that_file.php');

I use a constant, rather than a variable so I don't need to worry about other application components resetting the value later on.

Alternatively, you could set the PHP include_path config setting at the start of your application.

Regards,
mrmufin

BIGmrC

Thanks mrmufin,

I'll give it a try.

Many Thanks
BIGmrC

BIGmrC

Hiya again mrmufin,
Thankyou again for the help.
I managed to get the code working, once I had realised that the code need the dollar sign ($).

Code Before

<?php
// set the app's include path at the top of the main file as a constant:
define(INC_PATH,'/full/path/to/include_files/');
include(INC_PATH . 'this_file.php');
include(INC_PATH . 'that_file.php');
?>

Code After

<?php
// set the app's include path at the top of the main file as a constant:
define($INC_PATH,'/full/path/to/include_files/');
include($INC_PATH . 'this_file.php');
include($INC_PATH . 'that_file.php');
?>

Many Thanks
BIGmrC