directory structure

[1internet]

So my site has a template, and each page plugs into it. But the pages are made dynamically, and some have directories, e.g. /directory/page, /directory2/page2, /directory2/sub-directory2/page3, etc.

If I want to include my template so the include function will display the template for every page, no matter how large the directory, how should it be coded?

I thought if I had

include '/template.php'

, then it would be the same as mydomain.com/template.php and work on every level, but this doesn't appear to be the case.

[kicken]

include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/template.php';

 

When dealing with file paths in PHP, '/' refers to the file-system root, not the root of your domain.  You can determine the root of your domain using the $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] variable.

[1internet]

Right, I was thinking it would be something like that, is this standard practice what everyone does?

It won't work on the local server though will it?

[requinix]

Yes, it's definitely the standard way to include files. There are alternatives for different circumstances.

 

And yes, it will work on your local server. It'll work anywhere so long as the DOCUMENT_ROOT is defined (it practically always is) and the path to the file from there is "/template.php" (it's in that directory). If your local setup is different and you need a subfolder, like "/mydomain/template.php", then it will not work because the path is different.

[1internet]

right, thats what I thought. Thanks