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PHP Page Fails with Warning: include_once ...
I have just migrated from cpanel shared host to another provider VPS. I have read all over the internet possible fixes to my issue but can't find an answer.
My page gives error
/usr/local/apache/htdocs/c
here is the top part of my index.php file
require_once($_SERVER['DOC
require_once(PATH_MODULES.
require_once(PATH_MODULES.
etc etc…
Every time the page reaches a
require_once($_SERVER['DOC
it will fail.
Warning: include_once(): Failed opening '/usr/local/apache/htdocs/
My hosting provider admins offered no real help. and i am lost. i am not a programmer by any means. i have checked the document root and it is correct (i believe)
documentroot: /home/USER/public_html
also i am running the suEXEC php handler.
any ideas i need this up for monday and have been trying for what seems like ever now to no avail. any help is appreciated.
My page gives error
/usr/local/apache/htdocs/c
here is the top part of my index.php file
require_once($_SERVER['DOC
require_once(PATH_MODULES.
require_once(PATH_MODULES.
etc etc…
Every time the page reaches a
require_once($_SERVER['DOC
it will fail.
Warning: include_once(): Failed opening '/usr/local/apache/htdocs/
My hosting provider admins offered no real help. and i am lost. i am not a programmer by any means. i have checked the document root and it is correct (i believe)
documentroot: /home/USER/public_html
also i am running the suEXEC php handler.
any ideas i need this up for monday and have been trying for what seems like ever now to no avail. any help is appreciated.
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'/usr/local/apache/htdocs/
if your DOC ROOT is not updated in php.ini , you can use this " /home/USER/public_html"
$new_path = " /home/USER/public_html";
require_once($new_path.'/application/config/configuration.php');
require_once(PATH_MODULES.'/NewsArticle.php');
require_once(PATH_MODULES.'/Poll.php');
DOCUMENT_ROOT is one of those things that is an installation-dependent variable. If you're not a programmer, it sounds like you need to hire a programmer! If you want to explore the file path issues yourself, start by learning about getcwd() and var_dump(). These functions will help you get a foundation in what your server file system looks like to PHP. If you're new to PHP and want to learn more, this article may help.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Web_Development/Web_Languages-Standards/PHP/A_11769-And-by-the-way-I-am-new-to-PHP.html
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Web_Development/Web_Languages-Standards/PHP/A_11769-And-by-the-way-I-am-new-to-PHP.html
ASKER
Hey everyone. Thanks for the replies I'll take a look and try these shortly. One quick question for you all Why is my document root wrong when my httpd.conf virtual directory has been updated to reflect the correct location maybe I don't understand but why would it call the wrong directory when the root seems ok? And what would be different between my old shared hosting and this new vps? I would think that the code wouldn't have to change as I thought $server was a variable that calls on whatever the servers document root is. It's a Cpanel account and it's a vps so I do have root access
ASKER
are you suggesting i add this instead
$new_path = " /home/USER/public_html";
require_once($new_path.'/a
require_once(PATH_MODULES.
require_once(PATH_MODULES.
its always failing where the $SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT] is declared. I have a novice programmer working for me and he isn't able to figure this out and I am the network admin (small business) so i am stumped why it is calling wrong or different directories. can i entirely get rid of the document root request and use something else that will not matter if i change servers etc in the future?.. it seems like its calling its own index.php file too which is in the public html folder and yes the config.php is in the public one too which i would like to move out once i get this fixed. to me the site was terribly programmed.
$new_path = " /home/USER/public_html";
require_once($new_path.'/a
require_once(PATH_MODULES.
require_once(PATH_MODULES.
its always failing where the $SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT] is declared. I have a novice programmer working for me and he isn't able to figure this out and I am the network admin (small business) so i am stumped why it is calling wrong or different directories. can i entirely get rid of the document root request and use something else that will not matter if i change servers etc in the future?.. it seems like its calling its own index.php file too which is in the public html folder and yes the config.php is in the public one too which i would like to move out once i get this fixed. to me the site was terribly programmed.
Why is my document root wrong...I'm not sure it is, but we can't really see all of the things you can see with a "hands-on" grip on the server.
I think if you use getcwd() you will learn a lot. Try installing this script, shown here in its entirety, in the web root and running it. Then put it into one of the subdirectories and try it again. You should be able to see a pattern in the outputs.
<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
var_dump( getcwd() );
ASKER
Hi Ray,
i am using a temp URL and when i navigate to that script it seems to fail..
IPADDRESS/~1234
we haven't moved our DNS over yet as we are still doing testing.
then i execute
IPADDRESS/~1234/testscript
it doesn't work…
any ideas?
i am using a temp URL and when i navigate to that script it seems to fail..
IPADDRESS/~1234
we haven't moved our DNS over yet as we are still doing testing.
then i execute
IPADDRESS/~1234/testscript
it doesn't work…
any ideas?
it doesn't work…How do you know it doesn't work? What is the symptom?
Perhaps because the ?> closing was missing?
If this was urgent yesterday to get working by tomorrow, I'm guessing itadminbingo has fixed it and forgotten to come back, going by the 24hr silence.
If this was urgent yesterday to get working by tomorrow, I'm guessing itadminbingo has fixed it and forgotten to come back, going by the 24hr silence.
@RedLondon: The close PHP tag is required only if there are non-php statements (such as HTML) following the PHP script. Otherwise, It usually causes more trouble than it's worth. My recommendation is to omit it if possible. The PHP parser knows when it is finished without us having to tell it!
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This fixed it correctly.
Where is the /application/config/config