[RESOLVED] Alternative to altering filepaths when uploading from home to host

firecircle

I have 2 sites hosted together: /www/example.ca/ and /www/example2.ca/
If a file is somewhere under /example.ca/ that is what ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']) returns.

However, when testing on my home system, ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']) results in /apache/htdocs/ regardless of which subfolder I am in.

Is there some clever way that I can set the include path or modify my home environment so that I don't have to manually alter every file path before I upload to the host?

laserlight

There are several ways of handling this, but if you want to change the include path, use [man]set_include_path/man.

firecircle

Wouldn't I still need to change this in every file every time I switch from working on one site or the other at home, and then delete it out of the files when I upload them to server?

I was thinking that maybe I could create several folders (like /apache/htdocs-site1/ and /apache/htdocs-site2/) and then whichever site I'm editing, I'd rename that particular folder to /apache/htdocs/ and then the links would work correctly and the files could be dropped onto the server without any editing. But surely there's a better way?

NogDog

You could set up sub-domains on your development PC, then test by using the applicable URL, e.g.: "http://site1.localhost/index.php". Then $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] will point to the directory you've specified for that sub-domain. For sub-domains on Windows/Apache, see http://www.charles-reace.com/blog/2008/10/25/sub-domains-on-windows-localhost/.

firecircle

Thanks NogDog, that worked like a charm. I've added two virtual hosts to my home system, and now it's just drag n' drop and the links work perfectly.