Defining a ROOT directory

timmy0320

Alright I have defined some constants for my root directory of files.

define("ROOT_DIR", "/new_work/");
define("ROOT_URL", "http://" . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']."".ROOT_DIR."");

This function works until I use it in a sub-directory. Now I figured out that I had to turn on allow_url_include on my php.ini settings. I did that and now works. (session.php includes constants.php which contains the above constants)

include("../session.php");
include("".ROOT_URL."templ/header.php");

Now I'm making my pages all on my computer and personally hosting them before I upload anything to my Webhost. I've read that a lot of web hosts (and Yes I do plan on contacting mine) have this option turned off . I am having trouble figuring out how to do this without linking it by URL . I can do just the ROOT_DIR but then my pages in the sub-directories link wrong. Sub-directories will then link as /dir/include when it's supposed to be just /include/ from the main directory. Any tips on a better way to do this without remotely linking?

laserlight

You might to use $SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] as the point of reference instead of $SERVER['HTTP_HOST']. Also, you should not include files with the protocol prefixed ("http://") as that results in it being treated as a remote file.

timmy0320

I was doing that at first. And I just did a test a few minutes ago, it works on my webhost.... but not on my local connection.

I'm running WAMP server, and I see that the Apache document root is set to c:\wamp[url]www..[/url].. so when I call to document_root on PHP my links appear as c:\wamp\www\mydir\link.php. Is there a way to change my document root to where it will show in my browser as http://localhost/ instead of trying to link me to the file on the computer. That was why I switched from DOCUMENT_ROOT in the first place. That was my whole problem. I tested it on my webhost and the DOCUMENT_ROOT works fine with no issues.

I just have a very slow satellite connection (i'm deployed overseas to afghanistan) and it's hard to me to upload something and then get this error and have to go edit it and re-upload it so I have just been running a localhost connection. I'd just like to get my document root set right on my computer then. I know this is probably in the wrong forum now but I didn't realize that was the issue at first.

laserlight

I'm running WAMP server, and I see that the Apache document root is set to c:\wamp[url]www..[/url].. so when I call to document_root on PHP my links appear as c:\wamp\www\mydir\link.php. Is there a way to change my document root to where it will show in my browser as http://localhost/ instead of trying to link me to the file on the computer. That was why I switched from DOCUMENT_ROOT in the first place. That was my whole problem. I tested it on my webhost and the DOCUMENT_ROOT works fine with no issues.

Ah, but you see, if you want to use this defined constant for includes, you cannot use it for URLs (unless you want to include the URL, which you usually do not want to do). They are two different things.

I just have a very slow satellite connection (i'm deployed overseas to afghanistan) and it's hard to me to upload something and then get this error and have to go edit it and re-upload it so I have just been running a localhost connection.

Of course, even on a fast connection it makes sense to test locally first to avoid wasting bandwidth.

I know this is probably in the wrong forum now but I didn't realize that was the issue at first.

I think you DOCUMENT_ROOT is fine.