which is the root?

[jeff5656]

Having problems pointing to where files are.

 

Is this the root?:

 

include "../connectdb.php";

 

That file is locate din the root.  If I am already in the root when I include that statment, the file isn't found.  If I use the above code while I am in the subdirectory hello, (root/hello), it works.

 

I use this in every page, so I think I need a way to point to the absolute root, not relative.

 

 

 

[Fricti0n]

Try if this works

 

<?php
   $path = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
   $path .= "/connectdb.php";
   include_once($path);
?>

I would recomend to make a config folder to have all your function- and mysql- scripts in

 

- Fricti0n

[jeff5656]

Actually that doesn't work.  The $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] that I get back is not the actual location where my index file is.  I think this link explains why: http://www.helicron.net/php/

Perhaps my host is not using apache (since above only works in apache).

In any case, is there a way to solve this with relative paths?  I thought that if I was in a subdirectory and I want to point to another subdirectory I would point to

 

include "../anotherdirectory/filename.php";

but that doesn't work.

 

Obviously the best solutions would be some way to automatically determine the root directory (regardless of whether the host has apache).  Any ideas?