Absolute include's not working for ".inc.php" files!

waqqas31

Hi guys,

If I try to include files ending in just ".inc" there's no problem whatsoever, but if I want to use ".inc.php" files, then it only works if the file is in the same directory, and referenced like so:

include("file.inc.php");

If I try to reference it absolutely, e.g.

include("http://host.com/file.inc.php")

then the include itself doesn't give an error, but the information is not processed correctly/at all.

Anyone know why this is happening? Thanks in advance!

Sincerely,
Waqqas
Montreal

Erkilite

try doing something like

include('/somedirectory/myaccount/file.inc.php');

include('myaccount/file.inc.php');

if it is in a sub directory of the current dir.

waqqas31

hi, thanks for the suggestion, but the problem is, the server I have to work with is running in safe mode, and it requires that all includes be absolute 🙁 It's causing me a lot of anxiety! I hope a guru or two cast their sights over this one...

thanx,
Waqqas

waqqas31

Ok, I think I figured out the main problem. Because I'm using an absolute address, as such:

include("http://server.com/file.inc.php");

The include statement in effect has the php file served to it by the respective server in the URL. Now, obviously the server is only going to give the output, and nothing within the <? ?> brackets, which is incidently where all my variables are.

The reason I want to use ".inc.php" files is that simple ".inc" files can be read right from the browser if you know where it is located, and that is obviously not preferrable (to put it lightly). Does anyone have any suggestions of how to hide the contents of the include files without having any administrative access to the server? (i.e. I can't do any changes in Apache, because I don't own the server)

Thanks in advance!

Erkilite

don't use a web url, use a local dir/filename

include '/somedirectory/someaccount/file.inc.php';

it shouldn't make a difference if safe mode is on or not as long as you have access the the file and dir.

Weedpacket

Erkilite's got it; the lesson to take away from this is to learn the difference between a file path and a URL.