Include Function Problem

[foochuck]

I've been using the include function on my website. However, I recently started making some sub-folders on my site and any pages in those folders aren't pointing to the correct include file.

 

/mysite.com/includes/functions.php

 

<?php include("includes/functions.php"); ?>

 

So that's the code I'm using on all of my pages through a template.

 

I've tried an absolute path the the include function but it doesn't work.

 

I've tried looking up several work arounds for this but haven't been able to get it to work on my site.

 

Could someone show me how to make the include be an absolute path to the file so it works throughout every directory of my website?

 

Thanks

 

FOO

[samshel]

//define root path in some config.
define("CFG_ROOT", "/var/www/html/www.website.com/");

<?php include(CFG_ROOT."includes/functions.php"); ?>

 

 

[Entanio]

Try putting:

 

"/includes/... .php"

 

Because I think the first "/" means web root.

[wildteen88]

Try putting:

 

"/includes/... .php"

 

Because I think the first "/" means web root.

no / to php means root of the filesystem, not your websites root directory.

[foochuck]

Samshel - do I define the CFG_ROOT constant in my website homepage? Or does it not matter where I define this?

 

Also is this correct for my directory structure? :

 

define("CFG_ROOT", "/www.mysite.com/");

 

FYI - when I connect to my server through FTP /www.mysite/ is the highest folder I can access.

 

//define root path in some config.
define("CFG_ROOT", "/var/www/html/www.website.com/");

<?php include(CFG_ROOT."includes/functions.php"); ?>