newbie: website's root directory

[Jivanmukta]

Hello,
I am learning PHP5. I need to obtain my website's root directory in .php
code. I tried the code:
echo __DIR__, $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
but it displays:
__DIR__/var/www/html
although my_website is installed in user's
directory: /home/robert/public_html/my_website.
I don't know why and how to obtain root directory.
Please help.
Thanks!

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Re: newbie: website's root directory

Jivanmukta escribió:

I am learning PHP5. I need to obtain my website's root directory in .php
code. I tried the code:
echo __DIR__, $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
but it displays:
__DIR__/var/www/html
although my_website is installed in user's
directory: /home/robert/public_html/my_website.

The __DIR__ constant was added in PHP 5.3.0, which as fas as I know is
expected to be released in the next months.

http://es.php.net/manual/en/language.constants.predefined.php

Your problem is that your ISP has configured the web server in such a
way that the DOCUMENT_ROOT value is unreliable. You'll need to calculate
it yourself. A simple dirname(__FILE_ _) in your site root will do the trick.



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[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: newbie: website's root directory

Jivanmukta wrote:

Hello,
I am learning PHP5. I need to obtain my website's root directory in .php
code. I tried the code:
echo __DIR__, $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
but it displays:
__DIR__/var/www/html
although my_website is installed in user's
directory: /home/robert/public_html/my_website.
I don't know why and how to obtain root directory.
Please help.
Thanks!

echo $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] should display the root. What webserver
are you running (i.e. Apache, IIS, etc.), and are you running as a
module or a cgi?

If you're not sure, you can find this (and a lot of other information)
with phpinfo(), i.e. a file containing only:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

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[sheldonlg]

Re: newbie: website's root directory

Jivanmukta wrote:

Hello,
I am learning PHP5. I need to obtain my website's root directory in .php
code. I tried the code:
echo __DIR__, $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
but it displays:
__DIR__/var/www/html
although my_website is installed in user's
directory: /home/robert/public_html/my_website.
I don't know why and how to obtain root directory.
Please help.
Thanks!

Do

echo __DIR__ . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];

[sheldonlg]

Re: newbie: website's root directory

sheldonlg wrote:

Jivanmukta wrote:

>Hello,
>I am learning PHP5. I need to obtain my website's root directory in .php
>code. I tried the code:
> echo __DIR__, $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
>but it displays:
> __DIR__/var/www/html
>although my_website is installed in user's
>directory: /home/robert/public_html/my_website.
>I don't know why and how to obtain root directory.
>Please help.
>Thanks!

>
Do
>
echo __DIR__ . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];

Scratch that. Just do:

echo $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];

[703designs]

Re: newbie: website's root directory

On Nov 10, 1:04 pm, sheldonlg <sheldonlgwrote :

sheldonlg wrote:

Jivanmukta wrote:

Hello,
I am learning PHP5. I need to obtain my website's root directory in .php
code. I tried the code:
        echo __DIR__, $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
but it displays:
        __DIR__/var/www/html
although my_website is installed in user's
directory: /home/robert/public_html/my_website.
I don't know why and how to obtain root directory.
Please help.
Thanks!

>

Do

>

echo __DIR__ . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];

>
Scratch that.  Just do:
>
echo $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];

Many shared hosts pull crap like this. As soon as I can figure out how
to configure a Debian LAMP setup, all of my sites will be on my Linode
account. On these type of shared hosts, "/" can be unreliable if not
handled with care.

Thomas

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: newbie: website's root directory

703designs wrote:

On Nov 10, 1:04 pm, sheldonlg <sheldonlgwrote :

>sheldonlg wrote:

>>Jivanmukta wrote:
>>>Hello,
>>>I am learning PHP5. I need to obtain my website's root directory in .php
>>>code. I tried the code:
>>> echo __DIR__, $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
>>>but it displays:
>>> __DIR__/var/www/html
>>>although my_website is installed in user's
>>>directory: /home/robert/public_html/my_website.
>>>I don't know why and how to obtain root directory.
>>>Please help.
>>>Thanks!
>>Do
>>echo __DIR__ . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];

>Scratch that. Just do:
>>
>echo $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];

>
Many shared hosts pull crap like this. As soon as I can figure out how
to configure a Debian LAMP setup, all of my sites will be on my Linode
account. On these type of shared hosts, "/" can be unreliable if not
handled with care.
>
Thomas

Thomas,

Don't install LAMP. Everything you need on Debian is available via
aptitude or apt_get. They're not necessarily the absolute latest and
greatest - but they're fairly recent and stable.

Debian already comes with MySQL installed (in fact, you want to use that
version because Debian also uses MySQL). And it will make
administration much easier.

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[703designs]

Re: newbie: website's root directory

On Nov 10, 1:18 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote:

703designs wrote:

On Nov 10, 1:04 pm, sheldonlg <sheldonlgwrote :

sheldonlg wrote:
>Jivanmukta wrote:
>>Hello,
>>I am learning PHP5. I need to obtain my website's root directory in ..php
>>code. I tried the code:
>>        echo __DIR__, $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
>>but it displays:
>>        __DIR__/var/www/html
>>although my_website is installed in user's
>>directory: /home/robert/public_html/my_website.
>>I don't know why and how to obtain root directory.
>>Please help.
>>Thanks!
>Do
>echo __DIR__ . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
Scratch that.  Just do:

>

echo $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];

>

Many shared hosts pull crap like this. As soon as I can figure out how
to configure a Debian LAMP setup, all of my sites will be on my Linode
account. On these type of shared hosts, "/" can be unreliable if not
handled with care.

>

Thomas

>
Thomas,
>
Don't install LAMP.  Everything you need on Debian is available via
aptitude or apt_get.  They're not necessarily the absolute latest and
greatest - but they're fairly recent and stable.
>
Debian already comes with MySQL installed (in fact, you want to use that
version because Debian also uses MySQL).  And it will make
administration much easier.
>
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=============== ===

Thanks, I know how Debian works, after all (it's my favorite OS). I
actually have no trouble running LAMP itself (having used a Debian
LAMP server locally for a year), it's getting the mail services and
DNS that gives me fits. I may check out that book put out by No Starch
once they update it to Etch (it was stuck on Sarge last I checked). At
this point, they may as well update it for Lenny.

Thomas

[Jerry Stuckle]

[OT] Re: newbie: website's root directory

703designs wrote:

On Nov 10, 1:18 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote:

>703designs wrote:

>>On Nov 10, 1:04 pm, sheldonlg <sheldonlgwrote :
>>>sheldonlg wrote:
>>>>Jivanmukt a wrote:
>>>>>Hello,
>>>>>I am learning PHP5. I need to obtain my website's root directory in .php
>>>>>code. I tried the code:
>>>>> echo __DIR__, $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
>>>>>but it displays:
>>>>> __DIR__/var/www/html
>>>>>although my_website is installed in user's
>>>>>director y: /home/robert/public_html/my_website.
>>>>>I don't know why and how to obtain root directory.
>>>>>Please help.
>>>>>Thanks!
>>>>Do
>>>>echo __DIR__ . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
>>>Scratch that. Just do:
>>>echo $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
>>Many shared hosts pull crap like this. As soon as I can figure out how
>>to configure a Debian LAMP setup, all of my sites will be on my Linode
>>account. On these type of shared hosts, "/" can be unreliable if not
>>handled with care.
>>Thomas

>Thomas,
>>
>Don't install LAMP. Everything you need on Debian is available via
>aptitude or apt_get. They're not necessarily the absolute latest and
>greatest - but they're fairly recent and stable.
>>
>Debian already comes with MySQL installed (in fact, you want to use that
>version because Debian also uses MySQL). And it will make
>administrati on much easier.
>>
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>Jerry Stuckle
>JDS Computer Training Corp.
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>============== ====

>
Thanks, I know how Debian works, after all (it's my favorite OS). I
actually have no trouble running LAMP itself (having used a Debian
LAMP server locally for a year), it's getting the mail services and
DNS that gives me fits. I may check out that book put out by No Starch
once they update it to Etch (it was stuck on Sarge last I checked). At
this point, they may as well update it for Lenny.
>
Thomas

Exim does pretty with a little work. It can be hard to configure for
special circumstances, but I've found it works OK.

With that said - I've heavily customized my Exim installations for spam
filtering, aliases via MySQL database, etc. But even without that, it
worked with minimal setup.

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[703designs]

Re: newbie: website's root directory

On Nov 10, 2:52 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote:

703designs wrote:

On Nov 10, 1:18 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote:

703designs wrote:
>On Nov 10, 1:04 pm, sheldonlg <sheldonlgwrote :
>>sheldonlg wrote:
>>>Jivanmukta wrote:
>>>>Hello,
>>>>I am learning PHP5. I need to obtain my website's root directory in .php
>>>>code. I tried the code:
>>>>        echo __DIR__, $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
>>>>but it displays:
>>>>        __DIR__/var/www/html
>>>>although my_website is installed in user's
>>>>directory : /home/robert/public_html/my_website.
>>>>I don't know why and how to obtain root directory.
>>>>Please help.
>>>>Thanks!
>>>Do
>>>echo __DIR__ . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
>>Scratch that.  Just do:
>>echo $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
>Many shared hosts pull crap like this. As soon as I can figure out how
>to configure a Debian LAMP setup, all of my sites will be on my Linode
>account. On these type of shared hosts, "/" can be unreliable if not
>handled with care.
>Thomas
Thomas,

>

Don't install LAMP.  Everything you need on Debian is available via
aptitude or apt_get.  They're not necessarily the absolute latest and
greatest - but they're fairly recent and stable.

>

Debian already comes with MySQL installed (in fact, you want to use that
version because Debian also uses MySQL).  And it will make
administration much easier.

>

--
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Remove the "x" from my email address
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>

Thanks, I know how Debian works, after all (it's my favorite OS). I
actually have no trouble running LAMP itself (having used a Debian
LAMP server locally for a year), it's getting the mail services and
DNS that gives me fits. I may check out that book put out by No Starch
once they update it to Etch (it was stuck on Sarge last I checked). At
this point, they may as well update it for Lenny.

>

Thomas

>
Exim does pretty with a little work.  It can be hard to configure for
special circumstances, but I've found it works OK.
>
With that said - I've heavily customized my Exim installations for spam
filtering, aliases via MySQL database, etc.  But even without that, it
worked with minimal setup.
>
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Just curious, what led you to choose Exim over SendMail? Is SendMail
the CVS of mail servers?

Thanks,
Thomas

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: newbie: website's root directory

703designs wrote:

On Nov 10, 2:52 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote:

>703designs wrote:

>>On Nov 10, 1:18 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote:
>>>703designs wrote:
>>>>On Nov 10, 1:04 pm, sheldonlg <sheldonlgwrote :
>>>>>sheldonl g wrote:
>>>>>>Jivanmukt a wrote:
>>>>>>>Hello,
>>>>>>>I am learning PHP5. I need to obtain my website's root directory in .php
>>>>>>>code. I tried the code:
>>>>>>> echo __DIR__, $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
>>>>>>>but it displays:
>>>>>>> __DIR__/var/www/html
>>>>>>>althou gh my_website is installed in user's
>>>>>>>director y: /home/robert/public_html/my_website.
>>>>>>>I don't know why and how to obtain root directory.
>>>>>>>Please help.
>>>>>>>Thanks !
>>>>>>Do
>>>>>>echo __DIR__ . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
>>>>>Scratch that. Just do:
>>>>>echo $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
>>>>Many shared hosts pull crap like this. As soon as I can figure out how
>>>>to configure a Debian LAMP setup, all of my sites will be on my Linode
>>>>account. On these type of shared hosts, "/" can be unreliable if not
>>>>handled with care.
>>>>Thomas
>>>Thomas,
>>>Don't install LAMP. Everything you need on Debian is available via
>>>aptitude or apt_get. They're not necessarily the absolute latest and
>>>greatest - but they're fairly recent and stable.
>>>Debian already comes with MySQL installed (in fact, you want to use that
>>>version because Debian also uses MySQL). And it will make
>>>administrati on much easier.
>>>--
>>>============ ======
>>>Remove the "x" from my email address
>>>Jerry Stuckle
>>>JDS Computer Training Corp.
>>>jstuck...@at tglobal.net
>>>============ ======
>>Thanks, I know how Debian works, after all (it's my favorite OS). I
>>actually have no trouble running LAMP itself (having used a Debian
>>LAMP server locally for a year), it's getting the mail services and
>>DNS that gives me fits. I may check out that book put out by No Starch
>>once they update it to Etch (it was stuck on Sarge last I checked). At
>>this point, they may as well update it for Lenny.
>>Thomas

>Exim does pretty with a little work. It can be hard to configure for
>special circumstances, but I've found it works OK.
>>
>With that said - I've heavily customized my Exim installations for spam
>filtering, aliases via MySQL database, etc. But even without that, it
>worked with minimal setup.
>>
>--
>============== ====
>Remove the "x" from my email address
>Jerry Stuckle
>JDS Computer Training Corp.
>jstuck...@attg lobal.net
>============== ====

>
Just curious, what led you to choose Exim over SendMail? Is SendMail
the CVS of mail servers?
>
Thanks,
Thomas

It's much easier to configure, for one thing. SendMail is a real bear!
It's difficult even to configure it to handle all of your incoming
mail without accidentally becoming a spam relay.

Of course, so is Exim for more complicated things - but at least for the
majority of the sites it's pretty easy to configure. And the basic
configuration is done by a command line script - all you need to do is
fill in the blanks and it configures Exim for your site.



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[703designs]

Re: newbie: website's root directory

On Nov 10, 5:23 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote:

703designs wrote:

On Nov 10, 2:52 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote:

703designs wrote:
>On Nov 10, 1:18 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote:
>>703designs wrote:
>>>On Nov 10, 1:04 pm, sheldonlg <sheldonlgwrote :
>>>>sheldonlg wrote:
>>>>>Jivanmuk ta wrote:
>>>>>>Hello,
>>>>>>I am learning PHP5. I need to obtain my website's root directoryin .php
>>>>>>code. I tried the code:
>>>>>>        echo __DIR__, $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
>>>>>>but it displays:
>>>>>>        __DIR__/var/www/html
>>>>>>althoug h my_website is installed in user's
>>>>>>directory : /home/robert/public_html/my_website.
>>>>>>I don't know why and how to obtain root directory.
>>>>>>Please help.
>>>>>>Thanks!
>>>>>Do
>>>>>echo __DIR__ . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
>>>>Scratch that.  Just do:
>>>>echo $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
>>>Many shared hosts pull crap like this. As soon as I can figure out how
>>>to configure a Debian LAMP setup, all of my sites will be on my Linode
>>>account. On these type of shared hosts, "/" can be unreliable if not
>>>handled with care.
>>>Thomas
>>Thomas,
>>Don't install LAMP.  Everything you need on Debian is available via
>>aptitude or apt_get.  They're not necessarily the absolute latest and
>>greatest - but they're fairly recent and stable.
>>Debian already comes with MySQL installed (in fact, you want to use that
>>version because Debian also uses MySQL).  And it will make
>>administratio n much easier.
>>--
>>============= =====
>>Remove the "x" from my email address
>>Jerry Stuckle
>>JDS Computer Training Corp.
>>jstuck...@att global.net
>>============= =====
>Thanks, I know how Debian works, after all (it's my favorite OS). I
>actually have no trouble running LAMP itself (having used a Debian
>LAMP server locally for a year), it's getting the mail services and
>DNS that gives me fits. I may check out that book put out by No Starch
>once they update it to Etch (it was stuck on Sarge last I checked). At
>this point, they may as well update it for Lenny.
>Thomas
Exim does pretty with a little work.  It can be hard to configure for
special circumstances, but I've found it works OK.

>

With that said - I've heavily customized my Exim installations for spam
filtering, aliases via MySQL database, etc.  But even without that, it
worked with minimal setup.

>

--
=============== ===
Remove the "x" from my email address
Jerry Stuckle
JDS Computer Training Corp.
jstuck...@attgl obal.net
=============== ===

>

Just curious, what led you to choose Exim over SendMail? Is SendMail
the CVS of mail servers?

>

Thanks,
Thomas

>
It's much easier to configure, for one thing.  SendMail is a real bear!
  It's difficult even to configure it to handle all of your incoming
mail without accidentally becoming a spam relay.
>
Of course, so is Exim for more complicated things - but at least for the
majority of the sites it's pretty easy to configure.  And the basic
configuration is done by a command line script - all you need to do is
fill in the blanks and it configures Exim for your site.
>
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JDS Computer Training Corp.
jstuck...@attgl obal.net
=============== ===

Sounds like exactly what I'm looking for, as I'm not exactly building
Gmail here. SendMail was driving me up the wall.

Thanks!

Thomas