error please help

[hoogeebear]

Hi i am converting a script from localhost to my web server, im getting an error with a
file

Its
include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'\'.'Nciworkplacement\views\layouts\'.$controller.'.php');

Does ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] use different slashes(//) for localhost than a server on the internet?

Having it \ this way gives the below error

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/a3013388/public_html/Nciworkplacement/index.php on line 52

The original way i had it was this way

include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/'.'Nciworkplacement/views/layouts/'.$controller.'.php');

It worked this way on localhost

the errors i now get are

PHP Error Message

Warning: include() [function.include]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/usr/local/apache/htdocs/Nciworkplacement/views/layouts/jobs.php) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/:/usr/lib/php:/tmp) in /home/a3013388/public_html/Nciworkplacement/index.php on line 52

PHP Error Message

Warning: include(/usr/local/apache/htdocs/Nciworkplacement/views/layouts/jobs.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: Operation not permitted in /home/a3013388/public_html/Nciworkplacement/index.php on line 52

PHP Error Message

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening '/usr/local/apache/htdocs/Nciworkplacement/views/layouts/jobs.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/a3013388/public_html/Nciworkplacement/index.php on line 52

The file in layout/jobs.php refers to another $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT' call.

Which way is the right way? and how do i fix the error

[Kudose]

\ is for Windows.
/ is for *nix.

You are getting the openbase_dir error because you are trying to access a file outside of your allowed zone (your home directory and the php include path).

Also, it looks like locally you put your web files in htdocs, but on your web server they go in public_html.

Be sure to move your files from the apache htdocs into your home directory's public_html folder.

[hoogeebear]

with wamp i had them in the www folder

I have them in my www folder as well in my hosting account.

is there another way to access the controller? i.e header, ahref

sry im a bit of a leper when it comes to php, i need to get it working for a final year project

[Kudose]

You can either move the Nciworkplacement directory to your public_html or home directory, or you can turn off openbase_dir (you shouldn't), or you can alter the include_path to include the apache htdocs folder.

[man]set_include_path[/man]