[SOLVED] Including file from lower directory

[dmccabe]

I have form in http://myurl.com/custom/forms/myform.php

 

Within this form i want to include a database connection file which is in http://myurl.com/custom/

 

How can I include this?

 

I have tried:

include('./custom/connect.php');

 

but with no joy.

 

Any ideas?

 

[kev wood]

try it with

 

include('../custom/connect.php');

 

it should have two full stops before the first slash

[jesushax]

its much easier to include all yoru files from the root, save confusion and errors for files in sub sub foldesr and so on

 

<?php include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/custom/connect.php'); ?>

[thebadbad]

PHP works like HTML when it comes to paths, right? If so, then just start the path with a slash to start at the root:

 

<?php include('/custom/connect.php'); ?>

[dmccabe]

its much easier to include all yoru files from the root, save confusion and errors for files in sub sub foldesr and so on

 

<?php include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/custom/connect.php'); ?>

 

This is what I was after.

 

Thanks all