Open file above root directory

[canadabeeau]

how do you open a file above the root directory? for example in the folder above the root I have a file text.txt how would I code PHP to open and view that?

[trq]

Pass the path to fopen.

[autorubbish]

Initialize the function:

$DOCUMENT_ROOT = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']

 

then use the syntax:

fopen = "$DOCUMENT_ROOT/Folder/file";

 

you can also use the "."  if you know the UP amount.

 

I hope this will help

[trq]

Initialize the function:

$DOCUMENT_ROOT = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']

 

then use the syntax:

fopen = "$DOCUMENT_ROOT/Folder/file";

 

you can also use the "."  if you know the UP amount.

 

I hope this will help

 

That opens a file within a directory structure that is within the document root, not outside of it.

[autorubbish]

specify your path e.g c:/myfile/file.txt in double quotes or c:\\myfile\\file.txt

 

and pass it to fopen just like Thorpe said