"DOCUMENT_ROOT/../orders/orders.txt" vs. "$fp = fopen("./orders/orders.txt"

[masood131]

What is the equivelant of :

$fp = fopen("./orders/orders.txt", 'r');

in this format:

$fp = fopen("$DOCUMENT_ROOT/../orders/orders.txt", 'r');

the second line of code is not accessing "orders.txt" file, which is in the "orders" directory. But the first one is. Can anyone give me a hint as of why? Aren't they suppose to do the same thing?

ty
masood

[Clenard]

DOCUMENT_ROOT is the root of the directory obviously... so you need to figure this out on your own in a way... depending on the OS you're using it could be /home/site/public_html/

What OS are you using? Is this a Local set up or a Remote host?