How Do I Go Back To Root To Include My Files

[kalster]

i have main.php at root, and header.php at include/header.php. how to include main.php within the header.php. from within the header.php file when i try to include the main.php file like this, include "../main.php", i get an error that the file cannot be found. when i try to include the main.php like like this, include "./main.php" it works but my other included files within the same root as header cannot find main.php. this is strange. thank you in advanced.

[kalster]

update, i have tried to include ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] ."index.php" .. my file at root but it is not working. what am i doing wrong?

[requinix]

The DOCUMENT_ROOT doesn't include a trailing slash. IIRC never does.

include ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/index.php");

[kalster]

thank you