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PHP include path not working
I am creating PHP pages on a Microsoft server. Up until now all of my files have been in the root folder and accessing include files from an includes folder. I have reached the point where I need to be a little more organized. I would like to move most (not all) of my php files into folders. I have setup a couple of test files and folders to try to use include files but they are not working. Here is what I have so far:
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\portal2
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\portal2
This line is in my php.ini file:
include_path = "C:\inetpub\wwwroot\portal
This is the first line of my time_fix.php:
<?php include 'header.php';?>
This is what I get when I try to run the file:
Warning: include(header.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\portal2
Warning: include(): Failed opening 'header.php' for inclusion (include_path='C:\inetpub\
What is going on?
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\portal2
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\portal2
This line is in my php.ini file:
include_path = "C:\inetpub\wwwroot\portal
This is the first line of my time_fix.php:
<?php include 'header.php';?>
This is what I get when I try to run the file:
Warning: include(header.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\portal2
Warning: include(): Failed opening 'header.php' for inclusion (include_path='C:\inetpub\
What is going on?
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There are two things going on. In strings containing '\' in PHP, you need to double them up because the single '\' is an escape character. Try...
include_path = "C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\por
That is using 'absolute' addressing on the server. You could use 'relative' addressing for files that are located under the web root folder. Like...
include_path = "/portal2/inc";
Note that since the relative version uses forward slashes '/', they do not need to be doubled.
include_path = "C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\por
That is using 'absolute' addressing on the server. You could use 'relative' addressing for files that are located under the web root folder. Like...
include_path = "/portal2/inc";
Note that since the relative version uses forward slashes '/', they do not need to be doubled.
Instead of using include path, what if you use $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']?
<?php include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/header.php';?>
As far as I can tell, PHP has some fuzzy areas with lots of configuration options, and this may be one of them. PHP include(), like all PHP functions is documented in the online man page. This is required reading for PHP developers. Give yourself some time to read all of the docs and let it sink in - it's not as simple as it should be, and it may vary from one PHP installation to the next! You probably want to read these, too:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.include-once.php
http://php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.include-path
http://php.net/manual/en/book.dir.php
http://php.net/manual/en/language.constants.predefined.php
You may find that your server produces a variable called $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].
You may want to include() scripts that you do not want others to be able to access from the browser address bar. In this case, consider putting the included scripts outside the web root. The man page link and user-contributed notes discuss this.
You can learn the existing working directory by installing the following PHP script. Put it in your web root and also in some other directories, and navigate to it from the browser address bar.
http://php.net/manual/en/function.include-once.php
http://php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.include-path
http://php.net/manual/en/book.dir.php
http://php.net/manual/en/language.constants.predefined.php
You may find that your server produces a variable called $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].
You may want to include() scripts that you do not want others to be able to access from the browser address bar. In this case, consider putting the included scripts outside the web root. The man page link and user-contributed notes discuss this.
You can learn the existing working directory by installing the following PHP script. Put it in your web root and also in some other directories, and navigate to it from the browser address bar.
<?php // getcwd.php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
$cwd = getcwd();
echo "CWD: $cwd" . PHP_EOL;
Further to Dave's comment, this is a useful predefined constant. It is context-aware and will be correct no matter whether the scripts are run on Windows or Unix hosts.
DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR
http://php.net/manual/en/dir.constants.php
DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR
http://php.net/manual/en/dir.constants.php
quizwedge - this is what I get use use $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].
Warning: include(C:\inetpub\wwwroot
Warning: include(): Failed opening 'C:\inetpub\wwwroot/inc/he
Warning: include(C:\inetpub\wwwroot
Warning: include(): Failed opening 'C:\inetpub\wwwroot/inc/he
Sorry, I was thinking of a Unix / Linux environment, but it looks like $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] is set to C:\inetpub\wwwroot/inc. Can you check your config file to see what DOCUMENT_ROOT is set to and then change it?
Were you able to run Ray's code (copied below) to get your current working directory?
Were you able to run Ray's code (copied below) to get your current working directory?
<?php // getcwd.php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
$cwd = getcwd();
echo "CWD: $cwd" . PHP_EOL;
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