Include path to path of file

[mrbean]

Hello there,

 

I think its an easy question to answer but I don't know the answer myself

 

Question:

 

I have for example 3 files:

 

index.php (in root directory)

test.php(in 'includes' directory)

test2.php(in 'includes' directory)

 

The script looks like this:

 

Index.php

<?php

include("includes/test.php");
?>

 

test.php

<?php
include("test2.php");
?>

 

test2.php

class
function
class
class
something
etc.
Just some code

 

Now when I include test.php in index.php,

test.php will think I want to include an file in the root directory(where index.php also is)

But I want to include the file where test.php and test2.php both are("includes"  directory/path).

So include path to path of file.

 

How can I do that?

 

I hope u understand me (I speak bad english)

[WebStyles]

since the folder is called 'includes' I'm assuming the files in there are always pulled out by another file in the root directory and never actually executed from there they reside.

 

you can simply use

include('includes/test2.php');

in test.php

 

 

[requinix]

To elaborate,

 

include() and friends include files relative to the current working directory. In 99% of cases that's the directory with the PHP script that first executed - not the directory with the script executing at that moment (ie, the one with the include()).

Two easy ways to make sure you include the right files involve using absolute paths:

// relative to the root of the website
include $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/includes/test2.php";

// relative to the current file
include __DIR__ . "/test2.php"; // PHP 5.3+ only
include dirname(__FILE__) . "/test2.php";