how to include php from different directory

[tobymac]

Warning: include(hcrheader/header.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in

How do i change it so that the php include will work without having to move the files or duplicating the php files that i want to include. there should be a php include code for this but not sure what it is.

[Undrium]

You can add the entire search path using $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"], something like this:

include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "hcrheader/header.php");

[Derokorian]

Personally in my config or index file I create a variable for the full path of my includes. something like:

$incpath = 'C:\wamp\www\includes\\';

// or on linux
$incpath = '/usr/bin/www/includes/';

// the to include files:
includes ($incpath .'header.php');

Or along those lines, its up to you.