Include function and paths

[jeanseb]

Hi all,

I would like to know more about the "include" function and paths. Like if I'm in a php file located in the directory "include/phpscripts" nd I use "include("include/priv/mysql_handler.php")".

If an include is used in "mysql_handler.php", it might not work, because it seems that the include function only use relative paths. Is there a way to only use absolute paths with the include function? What is the general guideline when working on a project with many included files, which contains calls to the include function?

Thanks!!

[dcav]

From my experience, I think include uses the relative path of WHERE it is called. so if you have the following:

php1.php
<?php
include "includes/php2.php;
?>

php2.php
<?php
include "php3.php";
?>

It will NOT look php3.php inside includes/ , but instead will look inside the folder of php1.php. So whatever you include in mysql_handler.php may need to use the path of the first php file in your stated directory "include/phpscripts"

Again, I'm not sure if it exactly works out that way.
Good luck

[liquidSilver]

use this.

if you have a dir: /includes
and the file in this directory: config.php

this config.php file needs a file in the /mysite/ftp dir called install.php.

the include in the the config.php would look like this:

include ("./mysite/ftp/install.php");

the ./ will specify "from the root" so you can include any files from anywhere in your webspace as long as the paths are correct.

[LordShryku]

I usually use the $SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] supeglobal to specify the absolute path.

require_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/some/sub/folder/file.php');