'require' problems - failed to open stream

[eco]

Hi guys,

 

I'm back with another question... I hope I can give back to the forum once I get the hang of PHP

 

I am getting the following warning when I execute my PHP script from any other place than the Class folder

 

Warning: require(../config.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /root/API/Class/API.php on line 30

 

Fatal error: require(): Failed opening required '../config.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php5:/usr/share/php') in /root/API/Class/API.php on line 30

 

The following is the Class API

<?php

Class API
{        
        public function GetUser($name)          
        {
                require '../config.php';
                [...]
        }

        public function ListUsers()
        {
                require '../config.php';
                [...]        
         }

 

The file is indeed where it's meant to be ie '../config.php' but I admit having trouble figuring out require/require_once, etc.

 

Any help or pointers to documentation are welcome

-eco

[ldougherty]

Instead of using ../ try using the full path to the file.

 

If that still doesn't work then add the path in your include_dir setting in the php.ini

[eco]

OK, will do.

 

I just wanted to avoid using a full path so that I could move my code without having to change all the paths but hey, if that will work, it's worth the extra 5 mins work

 

I'll have a look at the include_dir though!

 

Thanks!

[gijew]

If you have a configuration file that loads with each page just create a variable containing the full path so if you ever need to change it you can do so in one place.

[ldougherty]

sorry, i meant to say include_path, not include_dir

[eco]

If you have a configuration file that loads with each page just create a variable containing the full path so if you ever need to change it you can do so in one place.

 

Could you give me a quick example?  I don't get what you mean.

The file is a restricted file that holds the user and password.  This is only accessed by a couple of classes.

[eco]

sorry, i meant to say include_path, not include_dir

 

Thanks for the clarification... reading about it now

 

[pkedpker]

/root/API/Class/API.php

 

 

thats 3 folders..

 

 

../../../config.php  so yah

[eco]

/root/API/Class/API.php

 

 

thats 3 folders..

 

 

../../../config.php  so yah

 

... I did say ../config.php was correct as in... it's in /root/API so ../config.php