Include paths problem (newbie)

[Anon]

hey all,

In my include directory i have a file called init.php, which has this line:

require ('/etc/config.inc');

I use init.php to require all my common files like database.php, browser.php and others, the config file holds the passwords and common site paths which i globalize, much like how sourceforge works.

i'm getting this message:

Fatal error: Failed opening required '/etc/config.inc'

if i change it to: '../etc/config.inc' it will work but only for for files in my www root, otherwise i'll get the error again, whats the solution????

[Anon]

The solution is in the "include_paths" parameter in you php.ini.

include_path string

  Specifies a list of directories where the require(), include() and fopen_with_path() functions look for files. The format is like the system's
  PATH environment variable: a list of directories separated with a colon in UNIX or semicolon in Windows. 
  Example 3-1. UNIX include_path


   include_path=.:/home/httpd/php-lib



  Example 3-2. Windows include_path


   include_path=".;c:\www\phplib"



  The default value for this directive is . (only the current directory).

[Anon]

I have the include path set in my virtual server block in httpd.conf of my apache server. That path works fine, the folder setup looks like this:

/etc/config.inc

/www/include/init.php
/index.php

the require path in init.php looks like:
require('/etc/config.inc') this does not work, If I make it ('../etc/config.inc') it will work for index.php but no files deeper into the file tree. Is there a way of forcing non inheritence or something???

[Anon]

Maybe you should set the include path for PHP in the php.ini.