require_once() not finding script

[bpat1434]

Hey guys.

I'm having a little trouble with relative paths in PHP.

Basically what I need to do is include scripts. So I have it set up that each php page requires/includes certain scripts to run the page. Unfortunately I keep getting an error stating:

Warning: main(./../connection.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/winfield/public_html/test/admin/scripts/sidebar/events.php on line 3

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './../connection.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/winfield/public_html/test/admin/scripts/sidebar/events.php on line 3

So my question, is how do I work around this short of including each script that i need within each sub-directory.

Short & Sweet of it
I want to include files from above the working directory (admin/) and they have requirements to include other scripts from above their directory. Is there a way I can designate to always make things relative to the scripts home directory?

Thanks for the help.

~Brett

[Frederick]

From what I can see, you are missing a period.

Now: ./../connection.php
Should be: ../../connection.php

[bpat1434]

Well I've tried that. I know that "./" means within the same working folder, and "../" is change directory up 1 from the working folder, but what I don't understand, is why I can't have the relative paths I want.

~Brett

[rehfeld]

i would recomend making all your include file paths relative to your document root.

then the file can always be founf no matter what the location of the parent script is

include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/path/to/script.php');

[bpat1434]

thanks.

[bpat1434]

thanks.