require problem with absolut paths

ncorpse · 07-24-2008, 09:36 AM

Hi everyone

I'm working on a small php application that stores adresses in a mysql database. I'm using a class for printing HTML code.
So I need to include several files in several files

the problem is, that i cannot use absolut paths with require or include.
I tried to define a constant and use it like a document root.

PHP Code:


			
//define

define('DOCUMENT_ROOT','/var/www/tmp/');

//usage

require(".DOCUMENT_ROOT.".'dir2');

Can anyone show me off how I should manage my includes in a project?

Sry for my crappy english

ncorpse

Orc · 07-24-2008, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ncorpse

Hi everyone

I'm working on a small php application that stores adresses in a mysql database. I'm using a class for printing HTML code.
So I need to include several files in several files

the problem is, that i cannot use absolut paths with require or include.
I tried to define a constant and use it like a document root.

PHP Code:


			
//define

define('DOCUMENT_ROOT','/var/www/tmp/');

//usage

require(".DOCUMENT_ROOT.".'dir2');

Can anyone show me off how I should manage my includes in a project?

Sry for my crappy english

ncorpse

try

PHP Code:


			
require(DOCUMENT_ROOT.'dir2');

DOCUMENT_ROOT without the quotes.

Orc · 07-24-2008, 09:43 AM

By the way, you cant require directories. you should only use require/include for php files.

Now if you want to set an include path, just do this

PHP Code:


			

set_include_path('dir2');
require 'myfile.php';

This will only use require/include to get from the include path dir2, it's limited till you change it back or change it to something else.

delayedinsanity · 07-24-2008, 10:11 AM

If you need to require a whole directory of files, and I mean *all* the files in that directory, you could do something akin to this:

PHP Code:


			
    foreach (glob(DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/*.php') as $szFilename)
    {
        require $szFilename;
    }

...assuming that they have the .php extension for that example.
-m

ncorpse · 07-24-2008, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orc

try

PHP Code:


			
require(DOCUMENT_ROOT.'dir2');

DOCUMENT_ROOT without the quotes.

that works!

No I'm not looking for including a whole directory of files

How can i use this construct inside of this?

PHP Code:


			
echo "<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'  href='./inc/css/stylesheet.css'>\n";

Thank you for your help guys

ncorpse

Evulness · 07-24-2008, 01:32 PM

Code:


<?php
//define 
define('DOCROOT', '/var/www/'); 
//usage 
Echo '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"  href="'.DOCROOT.'inc/css/stylesheet.css">\n";

something like that.... will change your href="" to "/var/www/inc/css/stylesheet.css"

ncorpse · 07-25-2008, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evulness

Code:


<?php
//define 
define('DOCROOT', '/var/www/'); 
//usage 
Echo '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"  href="'.DOCROOT.'inc/css/stylesheet.css">\n";

something like that.... will change your href="" to "/var/www/inc/css/stylesheet.css"

I tried that out it doesn't work.

PHP Code:


			
define('DOCROOT','/var/www/patric/Adressverwaltung/');

...

echo '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"  href="'.DOCROOT.'inc/css/stylesheet.css">'."\n";

It seems that it is not working when i use an absolut path. when i use ./.../ instead it works fine.
Do I need to do something with the php include paths?

Orc · 07-25-2008, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ncorpse

I tried that out it doesn't work.

PHP Code:


			
define('DOCROOT','/var/www/patric/Adressverwaltung/');

...

echo '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"  href="'.DOCROOT.'inc/css/stylesheet.css">'."\n";

It seems that it is not working when i use an absolut path. when i use ./.../ instead it works fine.
Do I need to do something with the php include paths?

I don't think you can use path in href, just do the url base.

ncorpse · 07-25-2008, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orc

I don't think you can use path in href, just do the url base.

Dammed

! You are right mate.
Now it's working