[Resolved] [Q] How to Solve this Path problem???

cyanblue

Howdy... 😉

I think I have path problem... 🙁

Okay... Let me try to explain the situation...

I have a directory and file in it that I need to access throughout my codes...

root/mods/ip2c

and the file that I am trying to access in that directory is called...

ip2c.inc

In that ip2c.inc file, there is one line like this...

$crdr='../../mods/ip2c';

I have another file right here...

root/images/sig/sig.php

In this file, I have one line that includes previous file...

include("../../mods/ip2c/ip2c.inc");

With that setup, I am able to access the variables from the ip2c.inc file with no problem...

Now, I want to call that ip2c.inc again from the root directory and I am having problem... 🙁 (I have tried to do the same thing but I was not able to make it working...)

I have one file right here...

root/view.php

I have added this line at the beginning of the file...

include("./mods/ip2c/ip2c.inc");

And, just by adding that line, I get to see the script freezing there and doing nothing... I don't even get any error message...

I think that's happening because of the $crdr variable in the ip2c.inc file that cannot find the right directory to execute the codes in that file...

I've tried to set the $crdr variable to this, but that just made sig.php file not working... Actually both files not working with this full path... 🙁

$crdr='/home/forum/public_html/mods/ip2c';

Can somebody give me some help on this???

Thank you very much... 😉

HalfaBee

If you need to access the file from anywhere in the file system try using the full path.

HalfaBee

drawmack

when you include one file into another file it is as if you copy and pasted the text. This will create a problem with including files into another file.

There are two ways to fix this:
1) add /rood/mods/ip2c to your include path then you can just include the files by name and php will find them.

2) do something like this

inside include file

if(!isset($my_inc_path)) {
    die("You must set \$my_inc_path before calling <file>");
} //end if

include $my_inc_path . "/<filename";

inside file loading include file

$my_inc_path = "path/to/ip2c/from/this/file";
include <filename>;

DoD

Yes, im having the same problem! And its annoying! got to devise a way around it :/

cyanblue

Um... I think I understand what you are saying, drawmack...
Thank you for the reply... 🙂

There is no guarantee that I can solve this problem, but I'll keep my fingers crossed and try it... (I am not saying that there is anything wrong with your instruction, drawmack... I am just not so good at PHP... That's all...) 😃

drawmack

what I posted really isn't all that advanced here allow me to explain it a bit better okay.

There are two ways to fix this:
1) add /rood/mods/ip2c to your include path then you can just include the files by name and php will find them.

What this refers to is editing the php.ini file in order to add a new folder to the include folders. If you're not that versed in php this may be a bad idea unless you are highly skilled at editing ini-files.

2) do something like this

inside include file do two things:
a) run a self check to make sure the variable name you choose is set. If you were using $my_inc_path then your self check would look something like this. While this is technically unnecessary and does cost you a few clock ticks you'll be glad if you ever try to reuse this that it reminds you to set $my_inc_path.

if(!isset($my_inc_path)) {
    die("You must set \$my_inc_path before calling <file>");
} //end if

b) when you are including files instead of hardcoding the paths between them use the variable you checked above and the file name. For example if you were using $my_inc_path and a file named foobar.php you would do this.

include $my_inc_path . "/foobar.php";

inside file loading include file be sure to set your variable first and then include your include file. If you were using $my_inc_path for the variable, the path was ../../root/mods/ip2c, and the include file was named rude.php you would do something like this.

$my_inc_path = "../../root/mods/ip2c";
include "rude.php";

just remember that this path is the path from the current file to the files included by your included file and everything will be oooookay.

cyanblue

Yup... That makes perfect sense, drawmack... 🙂

Of course, the thing didn't go so well after all...

I've got into another error but that's another story that goes with another thread...

Thank you very much and I appreciate your help... 😉

drawmack

no problem, please mark the thread resolved.