Help with Includes

[phpforsilk]

Hi there, I have coded a PHP site with mostly HTML so I can utilize include statements for the header and footer and side menus.

 

My issue is this:  I put all of the include files in a folder called includes.  Then some of my files are at the root level and some are one directory lower.  All of the files in different directories work fine with the include statement <?php include('../includes/header.php');?> because the header file is set up to access the various levels of the site "above" the include folder, so for example the header file grabs an image using ../images/whateverpath.

 

When I try to include the header file in index.php (include(includes/header.php)  it doesn't work because the header file is using paths inside the includes folder, if I strip away the ../ from inside the header file, then the index.php file works but then none of the other files in other directories work. 

 

It seems that I would need 2 header files for my site to work, but this isn't very efficient.  How do I make the include files work on all levels of the site regardless of where they reside?

 

If anyone can help me I would be forever grateful as I am very frustrated.

 

Thanks,

 

[Handy PHP]

Use absolute path from root:

This might be useful:

<?php

include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/lib/sample.lib.php";

?>

So you can move script anywhere in web-project tree without changes.

 

Good luck,

Handy PHP

 

 

[phpforsilk]

Sorry, but I tired that and it doesn't work.

[mikesta707]

post code?