$fp = fopen("emails.txt", "w"); but not in same folder where php is located

[nightkarnation]

Hey guys!

I have the following doubt:

 

I have a php file that does the following alongside with other code not displayed here:

 

$fp = fopen("emails.txt", "w");

 

It opens a txt file called emails.txt that is in the same folder where the php is saved but how do I tell $fp = fopen("/folderbefore/emails.txt", "w"); ??

 

In other words, how do I write the path on the script that the emails.txt is located in a previous folder where the php file is located??

 

Thanks in advance for your help

Cheers!

[xangelo]

../

That will take you one level above. Just keep adding them for each directory higher you need to go. Your example would be:

 

$fp = fopen("../emails.txt", "w");

[wildteen88]

You can move up on level using ../

$fp = fopen("../emails.txt", "w"); ??

 

Alternatively use a full path

$fp = fopen($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] ."/path/from/root/folder/to/emails.txt", "w"); ??

[freeloader]

So if I understand well you want to go up one level?

 

That would be:

$fp = fopen("../emails.txt", "w");

 

edit: common php problems, looks like I've been beaten to it by these other two

[nightkarnation]

Awesome! Thanks a lot guys!