Original directory of included file

Czaries

I have a script that can be included on any other page of the user's choosing for their convenience, but the only problem here is that I have no way of knowing the source directory of the included file. I would like the script to include other files and display images from the same directory that it is in, but if it's included on another page in a different directory, I can only get the location of the current directory, which of course would produce an error. Is there no way for PHP to get the original source directory of the included file?

PS - Don't tell me to just ask the user to give the directory path, I know I can do this - what I want is to make the script more flexable and easier by not having the user have to change lots of variables. I am looking for an automated way of doing this.

leatherback

Hi,

You could probably use 'PHP_SELF' to get the location of the current script, and work the paths from there? Based on this you define include paths etc which are also used in the included scripts??

'PHP_SELF'
The filename of the currently executing script, relative to the document root. For instance, $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] in a script at the address http://example.com/test.php/foo.bar would be /test.php/foo.bar.

If PHP is running as a command-line processor, this variable is not available.

Czaries

Yes, but for this you have to know what directory they put the script in... I don't know that...

Weedpacket

Some of the other elements of the $_SERVER[] variable might also be of use; they will contain information about the location of the various files.

Of course, if you mean that the included file could be put in some weird place then you've got no choice but to require the person using it to specify where exactly it is. Otherwise the system is just going to have to go trawling all over the disk looking for it. And probably come up with the wrong file.

The_Chancer

Why not put it in a specified directory just off the main web root - instead of making it available to be moved or placed by the user.

That way it would be much easier to get to...