Help on php server root and doc root

[gnawz]

Dear guys,

 

I have a code that I always use on hosts and it works but is not working now

 

The code is:

 

The file is functions.php

 

 

// setting up the web root and server root for
// this application
$thisFile = str_replace('\\', '/', __FILE__);
$docRoot = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];

$webRoot  = str_replace(array($docRoot, 'functions.php'), '', $thisFile);
$srvRoot  = str_replace('functions.php', '', $thisFile); 

define('WEB_ROOT', $webRoot);
define('SRV_ROOT', $srvRoot);

 

All the web files are in the root folder lifeforea

 

and the admin files are in the lifeforea folder ir lifeforeastafrica/admin

 

However, when I try to access www.lifeforeastafrica/admin to login into the admoin area, I get the folloeing error:

 

Not Found

 

The requested URL /mnt/local/admin/login.php was not found on this server.

 

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

 

Someone help on how I should set my doc and server roots please.....

 

 

[cags]

Your server is most likely configured incorrectly, meaning that $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] is not returning the correct value. I've only ever personally seen this happen on shared hosting and I believe is not normally using Apache as a httpd. The exactly solution to fix it will very much depend on the server software in use, but the chances are if you are not running a VPS/Dedicated Server, then you will not have the access required for fix these options.

[theverychap]

You shouldn't really need the server root?

 

$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] will always return the full path to your web root.

 

Why do you need to use the server root as you call it? - i'll be more than happy to help

[gnawz]

I use server root because I use that variable in very many places in my code

[thomashw]

Why don't you try setting $docRoot manually rather than using $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']? If that fixes the problem, then you know the server is configured incorrectly.