file_get_contents for displaying ads

[etrader]

I put the javascript code of ad into a file named ad.html, then call it in php by

$ad = file_get_contents("http://mysite.com/ad.html");
echo $ad;

But this does not work for file_get_contents("/ad.html")

 

Is there a way to avoid writing the domain name, and just getting the ad from the file in the root folder?

[PFMaBiSmAd]

root folder?

 

Which root folder? A leading slash / on a file system path refers to the root of the current hard disk. If you mean your document_root folder, use - $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']

[etrader]

I mean the root folder of the domain folder as /public_html/mysite.com/

[BlueSkyIS]

is there a reason why you can't use include()?

 

include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/ad.html");

[spaceman12]

to grab the exact code, you need to pace the ad.html in your localhost or the result wont be as what you want if you grab it from other external links.

[Psycho]

is there a reason why you can't use include()?

 

include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/ad.html");

  include() makes much more sense.