[RESOLVED] Uplinks from include files not working

[lewiss]

I'm trying to develop a web/intranet based OHS Management System for use at work, using PHP/MySQL. The folder structure is something like;

• root directory

• admin

• articles

• incs (i.e. "includes")

• news

• pages

• policy

It is likely that some of these folders will have sub-folders at some stage.

My problem

I want to "include" selected root directory files, such as "config.php", in some of the include files. However, when live on the web, I can't work out the syntax to uplink to "config.php".

Including files from sub-directories appears to be no problem. For example, "header.incl" and "footer.incl" appear in upper level pages as they should.

Fully qualified URL's appear to be a "no-no" and when I use code such as the example below, there is simply a blank space on the screen where the include file is meant to display.

<?php include(../config.php); ?>

I've tried all kinds of variations without success. I've read through a variety of php functions, but none semm to address this issue.

I'd really appreciate some guidance!

[Bjom]

you need quotes around the filename:

include ('../includeTest.php');

the above will include the file that is up one level (parent folder) from the current directory.

include ('../../includeTest.php');

the above will go up to the parent's parent folder.

include ('../myFolder/includeTest.php');

the above will go up to parent and then down into "myFolder" which is a sibling folder to the one where you started

[lewiss]

Thanks Bjom. I think I was going cross-eyed from reading code!