Problems with paths?

Houdini

I have files that need included for another file, and the file is in fact in the place where it is being called for namely in the modules/Forums/entension.inc the file I want to include is the extension.inc ,there is also within the same location a common.php file the extension.inc if in case the server is using the php3 extension, here is the error that comes up when trying to run this file.

Warning: main(modules/Forums/extension.inc) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in c:\WAMP\www\78\modules\Forums\avatar.php on line 5

the directory structure is ROOT/modules/Forums. I set the root for the file that accesses it like below

define('IN_PHPBB', true);
$phpbb_root_path = 'modules/Forums/';
include($phpbb_root_path . 'extension.inc');
include($phpbb_root_path . 'common.'.$phpEx);

I am trying to make a script written for the phpBB forums software work with a PHP-Nuke CMS which has the includes in the root of the CMS and the root of the phpBB is in modules/Forums but must also access the includes which has the page header and tail information, so I access it by
include("includes/page_header.php"); if it would ever get past the first two files. What is causing this to happen when the file is in fact where I am telling the script that it is?

bpat1434

Umm... not sure if this will help...

You have a strucutre like:

ROOT/modules/Forums

The file "extension.inc" and "common.php" are in a folder in the Forums directory. They call files from within the PHPBB Root directory, but you put the includes in the root of the CMS....?

I'll say this: relative paths are icky and can get you into lots of trouble if you're not aware of what you're doing. I say a lot of trouble, and I mean, if you accidentally add a folder and forget to change your code... or your includes become very "deep". Absolute paths are usually a better choice...

I'd say try using an absolute path as the $phpbb_root_path and then see if the files are included properly. The other thing I notice is this:

c:WAMPwww78modulesForumsavatar.php

Where's the forward slashes?

~Brett

Houdini

I did not really pay attention that was part of the error, I merely copied and pasted it, I will check again, if in fact the PHP is not seeing the slashes then I have an even bigger problem.