problem locating files..

pck76

Hi All,

I've uploaded a pear module (calendar) in a directory of my server, and I think i should update the php.ini file to make that path included (so that when I include /Calendar/Calendar.php it can be found).

Problem is, i'm not allowed to change php.ini.

I think I have two solutions, but neither worked:
a) create a new php.ini file (like this:

include_path = ".:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php:/home/my_username/pear"

in the directory where my php script runs, but this seems to override the "big" php.ini file, instead of appending the new path to it, with the result that many of other includes or other funtions do not work correctly anymore.

b) include calendar in a static way (eg:

include('/pear/Calendar/Calendar.php')

; this includes calendar.php correctly, but when I try to instantiate a new calendar eg:

$month = new Calendar_Month_Weekdays($year,$month,1);

it gives me a fatal error that says that 'Calendar_Month_Weekdays' not found in /home/myusername/public_html/includes/DBform.inc.php on line 272.
Now, as DBform.inc.php is an include that includes calendar, i think there is a problem with the relative paths, but don't know how to solve it.

I understand this post is probably quite confusing, as I am confused myself :mad: but
can you give me some suggestions?

thanks!

bradgrafelman

Setting an include_path won't matter if you prefix the path with '/'. By using '/' as the first character of the path, you're telling PHP to search in the root of your hard drive.

Why not just do something like $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '../pear/Calendar/calendar.php' ?

pck76

tried both ways but didn't work.

when i try to instantiate Calendar_Month_Weekdays, I get an error message that says

'Calendar_Month_Weekdays' not found in /home/myusername/public_html/includes/DBform.inc.php on line 272

...as if it was trying to locate Calendar_Month_Weekdays in the same file (DBform.inc.php) that is invoking it..

😕

sneakyimp

I'm not certain, but I believe the file path in the error message is telling you which file was trying to do the including and failed to find the file, not which file failed to get included.

NogDog

Start by changing the include to a [man]require_once[/man] so that you know for sure if it's an include path problem or not.

Since "pear" is in your include path, you should only have to do

require_once "Calendar/Calendar.php";

However, my guess at this point is that the problem is the Calendar class trying to load the Calendar_Month_Weekdays class. You might try to also require "Calendar/Month/Weekdays.php". (I'm guessing a bit here as the pear.php.net site seems to be down right now, so I can't check the package details or try running it myself.)

pck76

don't know what happened, but it now works!

i've read somewhere that web server needs restarting for the changes to take effect, but i definitely didn't restart it..