[RESOLVED] Defining base directory with path variable

[polarexpress]

How shall I define a base directory with predefined path variable?

//Path variable
$path = "sub-directory";

If I define the directory in the following way

define('BASE_DIR','/home/user/public_html/directory/$path/'); 

It returns,

string(8) "BASE_DIR" string(39) "/home/user/public_html/directory/$path/" 

But it should return

string(8) "BASE_DIR" string(47) "/home/user/public_html/directory/sub-directory/"

When I echo or dump it.

What's going wrong?

[Derokorian]

Single quoted string do not interpolate variables. You need to use a double quoted string in your define call.

[polarexpress]

I wish double quote could extract the variable in url path.

Thanks,

[dalecosp]

polarexpress;11041303 wrote:

I wish double quote could extract the variable in url path.

Thanks,

It does ... do we misunderstand your question?

define('BASE_DIR',"/home/user/public_html/directory/$path/");

[polarexpress]

dalecosp;11041307 wrote:

It does ... do we misunderstand your question?

define('BASE_DIR',"/home/user/public_html/directory/$path/");

Yes, double quote in the above code works fine.

Though a directory is a part of url path, may be I could ask the question the other way like,

"Extracting variable in url path"

Anyway, the problem has been resolved finally with your assistance.

Thanks,