including a file outside the accessable area

[bnashenas1984]

Hi everyone
Does anyone know how to include a file outside the HTDOCS root?

When I login to my ftp htdoc is the folder where I put my index.php but I want to put a file outside this folder and include it in the index file

file.php
HTDOCS (folder)+
               |
               -index.php

I just need to know what address I should use to include file.php

[pbmods]

Heya, bnashenas1984.

Use a relative path, or add it to your include_path. For example:
[code=php]
require_once dirname(__FILE_ _) . '../privateIncludes/file.php';
[/code]

Alternatively:
[code=php]
ini_set( '/absolute/path/to/include/folder:' . ini_get('includ e_path') );
require_once 'file.php';
[/code]