Questions

[Anon]

Ok I think this may be a bug but it looks like file_exists() does not pay
attention to the doc_root env var as include() does. I didn't see anything
in the file_exists() documentation and was wondering if I was just missing
something.

                  Also is there a way for a php doc to change it's doc_root? THe php 
                  documentation for a compiled php binary says you can change the 
                  $PHP_DOCUMENT_ROOT variable to do this but I can't seem to do it for a php 
                  module. Anyone know of a way to do this. (I would like to root it further 
                  into a directory structure /usr/local/httpd/htdocs/somephpstuff as opposed 
                  to just /usr/local/httpd/htdocs but only for this particular application) 

                  Thanks. 

                  --patrick

[Anon]

file_exists() works on an entire filesystem, not just within the doc_root.

$PHP_DOCUMENT_ROOT is the same as setting doc_root and as such, there can only be one.

Brett

[Anon]

I believe he was asking if file_exists() checks files relative to $PHP_DOCUMENT_ROOT rather than having to specify the absolute directory on the server.

In fact, include() and require() do not read files relative to $PHP_DOCUMENT_ROOT. The paths searched for by these functions is specified by the "include_path" directive in the PHP configuration script. The default for the parameter is "./" which means your scripts check their current directories first.

You shoud be able to specify the file in file_exists() relative to the current directory or to $PHP_DOCUMENT_ROOT.

You say you want to change the root of a "module". Are talking about a compile-time module or just a library you are going to include() in your pages?

-- rich --