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Best Way To Use Same Files for Live and Local
Hi,
I want to use the same files whether they are on my live server or on my test server.
I have a config file /includes/config.php that I load into each file
<?php require $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].
When this file is loaded, it contains the paths for either local or live, Its just the trick of getting it to load.
On my test server the doc_root is C:\xampp\htdocs (but then in a difft folder /testsite)
On my live server the doc root is /home/live/live.net
What is the simplest way for me to achieve this with code I DON'T have to change if I were to load this site on any server?
I want to use the same files whether they are on my live server or on my test server.
I have a config file /includes/config.php that I load into each file
<?php require $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].
When this file is loaded, it contains the paths for either local or live, Its just the trick of getting it to load.
On my test server the doc_root is C:\xampp\htdocs (but then in a difft folder /testsite)
On my live server the doc root is /home/live/live.net
What is the simplest way for me to achieve this with code I DON'T have to change if I were to load this site on any server?
Ray Paseur
Run this function and look at the output: getcwd() and then read the documentation about Directory Functions. You may find that the use of DOCUMENT_ROOT is not an advantage, but an impediment to developing a universal, correct path!
We use DOCUMENT_ROOT but we define it in a seperate file that is loaded using the prepend command in php.ini, the file is unique to the server not the website but it is one of only two files that need editing on the move from test to live, or in your case from local to live.
This is on IIS internally but on Apache externally and it works ok.
This is on IIS internally but on Apache externally and it works ok.
ASKER
This is Apache. Does not have to be DOCUMENT_ROOT, I'm totally open to suggestions.
What do you see from this script? Please post the output from both the local and live versions.
<?php var_dump(getcwd());
Generally speaking, I try to build all my applications to use relative paths, so I generally avoid using DOCUMENT_ROOT or any specified "top folder" at all.
If I ever need to rely on an absolute path (not frequently), I use dirname(__FILE__) to get the current full path to the file that is executing that code, then I step up as necessary to get to the application's root folder.
So for example, my PHP code looks like:
include("../modules/dosome
require("includes/library.
and in HTML:
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery.js"></scrip
<img src="images/logo.gif">
It makes my applications VERY portable and makes it easy to establish testing and dev environments. It might be too late in this application (not sure how much code uses absolute paths), but I figured I would add my 2 cents.
If I ever need to rely on an absolute path (not frequently), I use dirname(__FILE__) to get the current full path to the file that is executing that code, then I step up as necessary to get to the application's root folder.
So for example, my PHP code looks like:
include("../modules/dosome
require("includes/library.
and in HTML:
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery.js"></scrip
<img src="images/logo.gif">
It makes my applications VERY portable and makes it easy to establish testing and dev environments. It might be too late in this application (not sure how much code uses absolute paths), but I figured I would add my 2 cents.
ASKER
I'm still working on this.
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