directory help

[Worqy]

Hello.

I use XAMPP,

and lets say I have one file here: XAMPP/htdocs/file1.php

and another one here; XAMPP/htdocs/files/file2.php

 

Now for "file1" to go to "file2" i just use this code "files/file2.php"

but if I want to go from "file2" to "file1". Something like:

"Jump backwards/file1.php"

Need answer ASAP

//K

[teamatomic]

./file //file is here

../file //file is up one directory

../../file //file is up two directories

 

 

HTH

Teamatomic

[Worqy]

./file //file is here

../file //file is up one directory

../../file //file is up two directories

 

 

HTH

Teamatomic

But If I want to go down one directory?

[teamatomic]

use a foldername/path

 

 

HTH

Teamatomic

[Zane]

If you put a slash at the very beginning.. you can make an "absolute" path.. (not exactly absolute)

 

for instance..

if you're link path points to "/htdocs/file1.php"... then that link will work ANYWHERE on that server, because it's explicitly put.

 

on the other hand.. if you don't push a slash in the beginning.  It will look for a folder named htdocs in the current directory the file is in.

 

 

I'm not sure if this method will work on Windows or not though.. haven't tried.

[Worqy]

If you put a slash at the very beginning.. you can make an "absolute" path.. (not exactly absolute)

 

for instance..

if you're link path points to "/htdocs/file1.php"... then that link will work ANYWHERE on that server, because it's explicitly put.

 

on the other hand.. if you don't push a slash in the beginning.  It will look for a folder named htdocs in the current directory the file is in.

 

 

I'm not sure if this method will work on Windows or not though.. haven't tried.

 

What if I upload it on a web host. I cant write: C:/Xampp... there.

Whats the code then?

[Worqy]

Anyone with some idea?

I can give you a new example:

File1 = C:\Xampp\htdocs\Game\S1\main.php

File2 = C:\Xampp\htdocs\Game\logout.php

 

How can I make a href to file 2 from file 1?

[wildteen88]

If you're making a link to file2 in file1

<a href="/Game/logout.php">Logout</a>';

OR

<a href="../Game.logout.php">Logout</a>';

 

If you going to file1 in file2, you use

<a href="/Game/S1/main.php">Home</a>';