Problem with directory levels

[Lassie]

I am developing a site based on wordpress.

I have witten an RSS program that displays a list of recent uploads from authors.

Each has a link back to a wordpress page that takes the book id and displays the details of the author and work.

The problem is that when the link is clicked the wordpress page gives an error undefined function call (the first call is get_header() ).

I thought the problem might be that the wp functions were not within scope, although all the folders and files are within the wordpress folder, so I put a line in to include the wp-load.php on the display details page.

I cant get this to work though.

The display page is as follows

<?php
/*
Template Name: detail
*/
?>
<?php require('..../wordpress/wp-load.php');?>
<?php get_header();?>
<div id="leftnav">
<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/sidebar1.php');?>


<div id="right_pan">
</div>
</div>

<div id="rightnav">
<?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/sidebar3.php');?>
</div>

<div id="content">
<div class="roundedcornr_box_908360">
   <div class="roundedcornr_top_908360"><div></div></div>
      <div class="roundedcornr_content_908360">
      
<p><img src="http://localhost/wordpress/wp-content/themes/custom1/images/video016.gif"/>
New Author Submissions</p>


<?php

This is a link to a version on a server that doesnt have this display page but shows the link from the publisher page to show the RSS

http://217.46.159.229/wordpress/

Any help appreciated.

[rajivgonsalves]

are you getting any errors ?

[Lassie]

No, no errors. Just failed to open the path to the functions.

 

[rajivgonsalves]

should this

 

<?php require('..../wordpress/wp-load.php');?>

 

be

 

<?php require('../../wordpress/wp-load.php');?> 

 

not too sure if it will solve your problems but its worth a try

[Lassie]

AFRAID NOT. I HAVE PUT DETAILS PAGE UP SO U CAN SEE ERROR

[rajivgonsalves]

I don't see any errors on the link provided above

[Lassie]

Sorry, I mean the file not found message.

To be clear you need to go to the publisher page and click Feed.

In safari or IE this will give a list. Read More is the link.Thanks also for your help

 

[rajivgonsalves]

how is the file included in the generate...php file (the feed generator ?

[mikesta707]

Why don't you just use the absolute URL as opposed to the relative one?

[Lassie]

The RSS generator file is below.

I tried absolute path and it gives url file access denied in the server.

I have the RSS files in a folder in the custom1 theme i am developing.

The path is http://217.46.159.229/wordpress/wp-content/themes/custom1/ch9_exercises/generate_rss_06.php

This is the message from clicking the link.

 

Warning: require(../../wordpress/wp-load.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in W:\www\wordpress\wp-content\themes\custom1\detail.php on line 6

 

Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required '../../wordpress/wp-load.php' (include_path='.;/usr/local/PHP/includes;/usr/local/PHP/pear;/home/admin/www/plugins/pear/PEAR') in W:\www\wordpress\wp-content\themes\custom1\detail.php on line 6

 

The generator file

<?php
require_once '../Pos/RssFeed.php';
require_once '../Pos/MysqlImprovedConnection.php';
require_once '../Pos/MysqlImprovedResult.php';




try {
  $xml = new Pos_RssFeed('localhost', 'root', 'root', 'ab');
  $xml->setFeedTitle('Authorbank New Submissions');
  $xml->setFeedLink('http://www.example.com/oop_news.xml');
  $xml->setFeedDescription('New Authors and New writing for Publishers.');
  $xml->setLastBuildDate(true);
  // $xml->setFilePath('oop_news.xml');
  $xml->setItemTitle('WorkingTitle');
  $xml->setItemDescription('BriefDescription');
  $xml->setItemPubDate('updated');
  $xml->setTable('book');
  $xml->setItemLinkURL('http://localhost/wordpress/wp-content/themes/custom1/detail.php');
//  $xml->setItemLink('url');
  $result = $xml->generateXML();
  if ($result) {
   header('Content-Type: text/xml');
    echo $result;
  }
  else {
    echo 'Error';
  }
}
catch (Exception $e) {
  echo $e->getMessage();
}

?> 

 

[mikesta707]

if that directory doesn't have the permission to open the file, it won't be able to open the file regardless of what type of path you use (relative or absolute)

 

You will need to set the file permissions for that directory so that it has access to the other directory

[Lassie]

To Be clear the message I get with an absolute url is

URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration....

I presume this is a security measure.

[mikesta707]

this usually means that the allow_url_fopen option in your php.ini is set to off. This means you can't use absolute URLs in your include files. To remedy this, you can just turn it on. However, this is a security concern if you allow user's to upload stuff, and your security measures are poor.

 

 

What is exact URL for the page you wish to include, and the exact url for the page you wish to include it from. Also remember that if you need to go up in a directory, for every folder you go up, you need to add a ../ for example if you wish to go two folders up you need to do ../../twoFoldersUp. if its three, do ../../../threeFoldersUp

 

[Lassie]

Right I follow u.

The url from the link is

http://217.46.159.229/wordpress/wp-content/themes/custom1/detail.php?BookID=14

This is generated from the Feed link on the publisher page

The feed url is

feed://217.46.159.229/wordpress/wp-content/themes/custom1/ch9_exercises/generate_rss_06.php

 

[mikesta707]

and the page you want to load is wordpress/wp-load.php right? well that is 4 directories back, so ../../../../wp-load might do it.

[Lassie]

yes wordpress/wp-load.php is the file.

Tried it locally and get the same error. I will update the server.

[Lassie]

Still not loading.

Is the fact that the link is in the page opened by the browser for the feed an issue?

[mikesta707]

hmm maybe try 5 ../, and make sure that you have the right directory seperator. if its windows it may have to be ..\ rather than ../

[Lassie]

I am afraid that didnt work or the \. I tried 4/ and 5/ and 4\and5\.

I have to break for the timebeing.

Thank you so much for your help.

If anything else occurs to u perhaps u could let me know in due coourse.

rgds

Lassie