Acessing Files Lower Levels

XXPCMXX

OK... I hope this is easy.

What I am trying to do is use an insert code and have it access the file which is a level lower.

For example:

<?php include ("nav.html");?>

but the file it is in is in a folder and the file I want it to use is outside of the folder.

How do I do that?

-Mike

rachel2004

Originally posted by XXPCMXX
but the file it is in is in a folder and the file I want it to use is outside of the folder.

I hope I understand correctly... maybe you would just want to put the full path to your file to be included.

$file_path = "/home/my/dir/myFile.php";

include($file_path);

If I didn't understand your question correctly, just post back and I'll take another swing at it.

XXPCMXX

I'm not really sure what you mean... but it is only a level down. When I did something too like http://www.etc.com/.../ it didn't like that.

-Mike

rachel2004

What happens when you put the full path to your file in the include()?

If you're in this level:

/home/directory

and your file is in:

/home/directory/sub/file.php

you could do:

include("/home/directory/sub/file.php");

No? Is that what you're looking for? If not, give me another example of what you mean when you say it is only a level down. To me, that means a subdirectory of the current working directory.

XXPCMXX

Well I have my ups and downs backwards, haha. It would be for example in the sub directory and the other file would just be in the directory directory.

-Mike

Weedpacket

Originally posted by XXPCMXX
When I did something too like http://www.etc.com/.../[sic] it didn't like that.

That's because http://www.etc.com/../ is a URL, not a directory. You're wanting a directory, not a URL.