[RESOLVED] Requiring files in another directory...

middleman666

Hi all,

I have the following directory structure:
home/
-> misc/
-> site/

I have the following file home/site/one.php:

<?php
namespace example\base\api;

require_once('misc/script.php');
?>

But this returns:
Warning: require_once(misc/script.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/site/one.php

This didn't used to return any errors, but I'm unsure what has changed for this to start appearing. Is it something to do with the namespace or should I be looking somewhere else to debug?

Cheers

bradgrafelman

middleman666;11001414 wrote:
But this returns:
Warning: require_once(misc/script.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/site/one.php

Doesn't it make sense that you should get an error? After all, you're telling PHP to open the file /home/site/misc/script.php which, according to your directory structure above, probably doesn't exist.

middleman666;11001414 wrote:
This didn't used to return any errors, but I'm unsure what has changed for this to start appearing.

The only way that (incorrect) relative path would work is if PHP was told to base the relative path off of some directory other than the current working directory. For example, if you added the path '/home/' to PHP's include_path directive, then a relative path of 'misc/script.php' would then make sense.

However, is there any reason why you can't just use a correct path?

middleman666

Thanks bradgrafelman. I probably didn't word my post very well, I understand why I get the error, but was unsure what may have been in place that no longer seems to be to make it so that error wouldn't appear.

I'm coding using another persons framework, but wasn't sure what I should be looking for.

I'm guessing the php ini file must have been overwritten.
Cheers

bradgrafelman

middleman666;11001422 wrote:
I'm guessing the php ini file must have been overwritten.

That's definitely a possibility, since that is once place where you could alter the include_path directive.

So... does this mean the issue is now resolved? If so, don't forget to mark this thread RESOLVED (using the link on the Thread Tools menu above).

middleman666

Yep, thank you!