Include file from previous directory

[Fender963]

I am having trouble getting this to work.

Say i have index.php which is located in public_html/files/extras/index.php

and then I have a file i wish to include which is in public_html/includes/variables.php

I can't simply do a call
[code]include 'directory/file.php';[/code]

because the directory is "behind" the current directory.

but when I do
[code]include ("http://www.mydomain.com/includes/variables.php");[/code]

I can't access the variables for the reason explained in this thread I found while searching for an answer:

http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php/topic,108540.0.html

Is there a workaround?

- Kyle

[mansuang]

Try
[code]
include("../../includes/variables.php");
[/code]

"../" means one parent directory.

Mansuang

[JasonLewis]

or include the full path, /home/user/public_html/includes/variables.php
that is a good way to do it