require_once() ... gone mad? !

[Ronald Raygun]

I have been struggling with this all afternoon and I'm, well lats just
say, very pissed off ...

I have a require once in a file. I am passing the fully qualified (i.e.
absolute pathname) to a file that exists on my machine (I'm looking ath
the file now).

I am evaluating the pathname like this (see below)

Contents of app_config.php
=============== ============
<?php
function fix_trailing_ch ar($pathname){
$fixedname = $pathname[strlen($pathnam e)-1] == "/" ? $pathname :
$pathname. "/" ;
return $fixedname;
}

define("DOC_ROO T", fix_trailing_ch ar(dirname($_SE RVER["DOCUMENT_R OOT"])));
define("CLASS_R OOT", DOC_ROOT . "classes/");
define("CONFIG_ ROOT", DOC_ROOT . "global/");

?>



The file below causes errors
=============== ===============
<?php
require_once($_ SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "global/app_config.php" );
require_once(CL ASS_ROOT. "common/somefile.php");

?>


I get this error:

Warning:
require_once(C:/workdir/src/website/classes/common/package.excepti ons.errors.php)
[function.requir e-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or
directory in C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses\auth\MyCon troller.php on
line 11

Fatal error: require_once() [function.requir e]: Failed opening required
'C:/workdir/src/website/classes/common/package.excepti ons.errors.php'
(include_path=' .;C:\workdir\sr c\website\www\; C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses;C:\workdir \src\website\ww w\classes\mystu ff')
in C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses\auth\MyCon troller.php on line 11

For the cynics out there who may think the file does not exist:

C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses\common>dir pack*
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 7C79-29A1

Directory of C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses\common

12/05/2008 15:59 5,885 package.excepti ons.errors.php
12/05/2008 16:02 364 package.excepti ons.errors.test .php
2 File(s) 6,249 bytes
0 Dir(s) 6,603,599,872 bytes free


Incidentally, is there any way for me to change the include_path in a
script ?

Looking for some answers quickly before I throw my computer out of the
window (or better still go back to C++ where everything seems to make so
much more sense)

[Ronald Raygun]

Re: require_once() ... gone mad? !

Ronald Raygun wrote:
<snip>

made typo whilst editing the text to post in the ng. This should read

The file below causes errors
=============== ===============
<?php
require_once($_ SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "global/app_config.php" );
require_once(CL ASS_ROOT. "common/package.excepti ons.errors.php" );

?>
</snip>

[Rik Wasmus]

Re: require_once() ... gone mad? !

On Mon, 12 May 2008 21:22:16 +0200, Ronald Raygun <invalid@domain .com>
wrote:

I have been struggling with this all afternoon and I'm, well lats just
say, very pissed off ...
>
I have a require once in a file. I am passing the fully qualified (i.e.
absolute pathname) to a file that exists on my machine (I'm looking ath
the file now).
>
I am evaluating the pathname like this (see below)

C:/workdir/src/website/classes/common/package.excepti ons.errors.php
C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses\auth\MyCon troller.php on

-------------------------^^^
I suspect you're missing the 'www' part in the absolute path.
Also, aboid absolute paths is possible. Relative to the DOCUMENT_ROOT is
easiest & portable, if for a stand alone module this can not be done
relative to the file doing the including.

C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses\common>dir pack*

That's not the directory you fed it....

Incidentally, is there any way for me to change the include_path in a
script ?

ini_set('includ e_path','.;C:/etc/;D:/etc/');

Looking for some answers quickly before I throw my computer out of the
window (or better still go back to C++ where everything seems to make so
much more sense)

No matter the language, I don't think any of them has automatic & psychic
correcting of wrong paths :P. Keep sane, drink a cup of coffe away from
your computer :).
--
Rik Wasmus
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fund a self developed bigger project, mail me at rik at rwasmus.nl. [/SPAM]

[Rik Wasmus]

Re: require_once() ... gone mad? !

On Mon, 12 May 2008 21:34:20 +0200, Rik Wasmus
<luiheidsgoeroe @hotmail.comwro te:

Also, aboid absolute paths is possible. Relative to the DOCUMENT_ROOT is
easiest & portable, if for a stand alone module this can not be done
relative to the file doing the including.

Mea culpa, you allready do that, I was just looking at the error output.
Disregard that remark.
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Rik Wasmus
[SPAM] Now temporarily looking for some smaller PHP/MySQL projects/work to
fund a self developed bigger project, mail me at rik at rwasmus.nl. [/SPAM]

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: require_once() ... gone mad? !

Ronald Raygun wrote:

I have been struggling with this all afternoon and I'm, well lats just
say, very pissed off ...
>
I have a require once in a file. I am passing the fully qualified (i.e.
absolute pathname) to a file that exists on my machine (I'm looking ath
the file now).
>
I am evaluating the pathname like this (see below)
>
Contents of app_config.php
=============== ============
<?php
function fix_trailing_ch ar($pathname){
$fixedname = $pathname[strlen($pathnam e)-1] == "/" ? $pathname :
$pathname. "/" ;
return $fixedname;
}
>
define("DOC_ROO T",
fix_trailing_ch ar(dirname($_SE RVER["DOCUMENT_R OOT"])));
define("CLASS_R OOT", DOC_ROOT . "classes/");
define("CONFIG_ ROOT", DOC_ROOT . "global/");
>
?>
>
>
>
The file below causes errors
=============== ===============
<?php
require_once($_ SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "global/app_config.php" );
require_once(CL ASS_ROOT. "common/somefile.php");
>
?>
>
>
I get this error:
>
Warning:
require_once(C:/workdir/src/website/classes/common/package.excepti ons.errors.php)
[function.requir e-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or
directory in C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses\auth\MyCon troller.php on
line 11
>
Fatal error: require_once() [function.requir e]: Failed opening required
'C:/workdir/src/website/classes/common/package.excepti ons.errors.php'
(include_path=' .;C:\workdir\sr c\website\www\; C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses;C:\workdir \src\website\ww w\classes\mystu ff')
in C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses\auth\MyCon troller.php on line 11
>
For the cynics out there who may think the file does not exist:
>
C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses\common>dir pack*
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 7C79-29A1
>
Directory of C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses\common
>
12/05/2008 15:59 5,885 package.excepti ons.errors.php
12/05/2008 16:02 364 package.excepti ons.errors.test .php
2 File(s) 6,249 bytes
0 Dir(s) 6,603,599,872 bytes free
>
>
Incidentally, is there any way for me to change the include_path in a
script ?
>
Looking for some answers quickly before I throw my computer out of the
window (or better still go back to C++ where everything seems to make so
much more sense)
>

What are the permissions on the file? Does the webserver have access to it?

And are you *sure* the file is:

C:/workdir/src/website/classes/common/package.excepti ons.errors.php

I've been thrown off by a minor typo before!

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=============== ===
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JDS Computer Training Corp.
jstucklex@attgl obal.net
=============== ===

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: require_once() ... gone mad? !

Ronald Raygun wrote:

I have been struggling with this all afternoon and I'm, well lats just
say, very pissed off ...
>
I have a require once in a file. I am passing the fully qualified (i.e.
absolute pathname) to a file that exists on my machine (I'm looking ath
the file now).
>
I am evaluating the pathname like this (see below)
>
Contents of app_config.php
=============== ============
<?php
function fix_trailing_ch ar($pathname){
$fixedname = $pathname[strlen($pathnam e)-1] == "/" ? $pathname :
$pathname. "/" ;
return $fixedname;
}
>
define("DOC_ROO T",
fix_trailing_ch ar(dirname($_SE RVER["DOCUMENT_R OOT"])));
define("CLASS_R OOT", DOC_ROOT . "classes/");
define("CONFIG_ ROOT", DOC_ROOT . "global/");
>
?>
>
>
>
The file below causes errors
=============== ===============
<?php
require_once($_ SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "global/app_config.php" );
require_once(CL ASS_ROOT. "common/somefile.php");
>
?>
>
>
I get this error:
>
Warning:
require_once(C:/workdir/src/website/classes/common/package.excepti ons.errors.php)
[function.requir e-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or
directory in C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses\auth\MyCon troller.php on
line 11
>
Fatal error: require_once() [function.requir e]: Failed opening required
'C:/workdir/src/website/classes/common/package.excepti ons.errors.php'
(include_path=' .;C:\workdir\sr c\website\www\; C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses;C:\workdir \src\website\ww w\classes\mystu ff')
in C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses\auth\MyCon troller.php on line 11
>
For the cynics out there who may think the file does not exist:
>
C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses\common>dir pack*
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 7C79-29A1
>
Directory of C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses\common
>
12/05/2008 15:59 5,885 package.excepti ons.errors.php
12/05/2008 16:02 364 package.excepti ons.errors.test .php
2 File(s) 6,249 bytes
0 Dir(s) 6,603,599,872 bytes free
>
>
Incidentally, is there any way for me to change the include_path in a
script ?
>
Looking for some answers quickly before I throw my computer out of the
window (or better still go back to C++ where everything seems to make so
much more sense)
>

Also - these aren't the statements which are including
C:/workdir/src/website/classes/common/package.excepti ons.errors.php.
That line is on line 11 of
C:\workdir\src\ website\www\cla sses\auth\MyCon troller.php.

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=============== ===
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JDS Computer Training Corp.
jstucklex@attgl obal.net
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[Tim Roberts]

Re: require_once() ... gone mad? !

Ronald Raygun <invalid@domain .comwrote:

>...
>Contents of app_config.php
>============== =============
><?php
>function fix_trailing_ch ar($pathname){
> $fixedname = $pathname[strlen($pathnam e)-1] == "/" ? $pathname :
>$pathname. "/" ;
> return $fixedname;
>}
>
>define("DOC_RO OT", fix_trailing_ch ar(dirname($_SE RVER["DOCUMENT_R OOT"])));
>define("CLASS_ ROOT", DOC_ROOT . "classes/");
>define("CONFIG _ROOT", DOC_ROOT . "global/");
>
>?>

Does PHP on Windows guarantee that $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_R OOT"] uses forward
slashes and not backslashes? I didn't realize that. My extensive
empirical tests (i.e., 1 system) shows that it seems to be true, but is
that in the documentation?
--
Tim Roberts, timr@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

[Rik Wasmus]

Re: require_once() ... gone mad? !

Tim Roberts wrote:

Ronald Raygun <invalid@domain .comwrote:

>...
>Contents of app_config.php
>============== =============
><?php
>function fix_trailing_ch ar($pathname){
> $fixedname = $pathname[strlen($pathnam e)-1] == "/" ? $pathname :
>$pathname. "/" ;
> return $fixedname;
>}
>>
>define("DOC_RO OT", fix_trailing_ch ar(dirname($_SE RVER["DOCUMENT_R OOT"])));
>define("CLASS_ ROOT", DOC_ROOT . "classes/");
>define("CONFIG _ROOT", DOC_ROOT . "global/");
>>
>?>

>
Does PHP on Windows guarantee that $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_R OOT"] uses forward
slashes and not backslashes? I didn't realize that. My extensive
empirical tests (i.e., 1 system) shows that it seems to be true, but is
that in the documentation?

AFAIK, it is always the case, but I see no guarantee. Mixing it up in
PHP ('C:\path\sub\a dh/asd/asd/asd') is no problem though, and the
escaping problem (double your \'s) has allready been passed, the string
is OK.
--
Rik Wasmus
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with delayed pay. If interested, mail rik at rwasmus.nl
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