Getting an included PHP script to to include a file in the same directory.

[Daz]

Hi everyone.

I am a little stumped at why when I try to include a file in same
directory as the script being processed, it looks in the same directory
as the script that included it to begin with. Is there any way I can
get around this? Is there anyway to get the name and/or of the script
being processed, rather than the name and/or path of the script that
was first called?

Many thanks.

Daz.

[william]

Re: Getting an included PHP script to to include a file in the samedirectory.

On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:58:56 -0800, Daz wrote:

Hi everyone.
>
I am a little stumped at why when I try to include a file in same
directory as the script being processed, it looks in the same directory
as the script that included it to begin with. Is there any way I can
get around this? Is there anyway to get the name and/or of the script
being processed, rather than the name and/or path of the script that
was first called?

in order to avoid that you might consider to define a var
define(FS_DIR,'/path/to/you/www/project')

just a work around

[Toby Inkster]

Re: Getting an included PHP script to to include a file in the same directory.

Daz wrote:

I am a little stumped at why when I try to include a file in same
directory as the script being processed, it looks in the same directory
as the script that included it to begin with. Is there any way I can
get around this?

include dirname(__FILE_ _).'/myfile.php';

However, it's a good idea to have a specific "includes" directory, put all
your included files into there and then just refer to them as:

include 'myfile.php';

without including a directory path at all(!) but instead using the
include_path setting to specify where include files will be found.

http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.include-path

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[Michael Fesser]

Re: Getting an included PHP script to to include a file in the same directory.

..oO(Toby Inkster)

>However, it's a good idea to have a specific "includes" directory, put all
>your included files into there and then just refer to them as:
>
> include 'myfile.php';
>
>without including a directory path at all(!) but instead using the
>include_path setting to specify where include files will be found.

I prefer absolute paths, so I usually define a constant which contains
the path to my include files, based on $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].

Micha

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: Getting an included PHP script to to include a file in the samedirectory.

Daz wrote:

Hi everyone.
>
I am a little stumped at why when I try to include a file in same
directory as the script being processed, it looks in the same directory
as the script that included it to begin with. Is there any way I can
get around this? Is there anyway to get the name and/or of the script
being processed, rather than the name and/or path of the script that
was first called?
>
Many thanks.
>
Daz.
>

Or, just always use the absolute path:

include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/path/filename.ext';

$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] will always reference the root directory of
your web server.

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[Daz]

Re: Getting an included PHP script to to include a file in the same directory.

Thanks William.

I had contemplated doing something similar, but it won't work due to my
directory structure. Yes, I know that some people would say I should
make it work, but my directory structure is deliberately different due
to the way I am creating my new site, which will be completely Ajax
Powered and Ajax modules that I have written. The directory stucture
has been thought out in order to allow consistency, and semi-automation
(like auto detection of new modules, etc...)

I know that many people will think it's a bad idea, but due to the
nature of my site, it doesn't matter as only the front page will need
to be detected by any search engines. I am hoping to give my users an
experience like never before on the web.

Many thanks for your input, however.

william wrote:

On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:58:56 -0800, Daz wrote:
>

Hi everyone.

I am a little stumped at why when I try to include a file in same
directory as the script being processed, it looks in the same directory
as the script that included it to begin with. Is there any way I can
get around this? Is there anyway to get the name and/or of the script
being processed, rather than the name and/or path of the script that
was first called?

>
in order to avoid that you might consider to define a var
define(FS_DIR,'/path/to/you/www/project')
>
just a work around

[Daz]

Re: Getting an included PHP script to to include a file in the same directory.


Toby Inkster wrote:

Daz wrote:
>

I am a little stumped at why when I try to include a file in same
directory as the script being processed, it looks in the same directory
as the script that included it to begin with. Is there any way I can
get around this?

>
include dirname(__FILE_ _).'/myfile.php';
>
However, it's a good idea to have a specific "includes" directory, put all
your included files into there and then just refer to them as:
>
include 'myfile.php';
>
without including a directory path at all(!) but instead using the
include_path setting to specify where include files will be found.
>

http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.include-path

>
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Hi Toby.

Thanks for that, I think that's the solution I am looking for. The way
my website is designed, is so that everything goes through the main
index.php file, and any core files (user functions, database functions,
cookie functions etc...), are all included by the main index.php file,
which validates the user, and then loads the correct module according
to the search parameter in the URL. I know that there aren't many
websites that do this, but after much careful thought I decided that it
would make more sense as I won't have to write so many repeated lines
of code, thus taking up less space on the server, and hopefully saving
mistakes like missing code/core functions.

Many thanks again, and all the best. :)

Daz.

[Daz]

Re: Getting an included PHP script to to include a file in the same directory.


Michael Fesser wrote:

.oO(Toby Inkster)
>

However, it's a good idea to have a specific "includes" directory, put all
your included files into there and then just refer to them as:

include 'myfile.php';

without including a directory path at all(!) but instead using the
include_path setting to specify where include files will be found.

>
I prefer absolute paths, so I usually define a constant which contains
the path to my include files, based on $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].
>
Micha

I know there you are coming from, although I prefer relative, mainly
because my modules then become portable and self-contained. If I decide
to build a new site at any point with a different structure but using
the same modules, the include paths won't need to be changed.

All the best.

Daz.

[boclair]

Re: Getting an included PHP script to to include a file in the samedirectory.

Daz wrote:

Michael Fesser wrote:
>

>.oO(Toby Inkster)
>>

>>However, it's a good idea to have a specific "includes" directory, put all
>>your included files into there and then just refer to them as:
>>>
>> include 'myfile.php';
>>>
>>without including a directory path at all(!) but instead using the
>>include_pat h setting to specify where include files will be found.

>I prefer absolute paths, so I usually define a constant which contains
>the path to my include files, based on $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].
>>
>Micha

>
I prefer relative, mainly echo because my modules then become portable and self-contained

Just a suggestion. How about concating $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] and
$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] to provide the absolute URL on whatever the
server. Useful for header() re-directs.

Louise

[Toby Inkster]

Re: Getting an included PHP script to to include a file in the same directory.

boclair wrote:

Just a suggestion. How about concating $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] and
$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] to provide the absolute URL on whatever the
server. Useful for header() re-directs.

I think Daz was referring to (server-side) paths, not (web-side) URLs.

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