file path question

[phporcaffeine]

***SYS SPECS***
Apache 2.2.3
PHP 5.2
Win XP Pro
Has Access to PHP.INI
Has Access to httpd.conf
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here is a sample folder tree that I have

/root
|> folder_1
       |> file_1.php
|> file_2.php

I want to 'require()' file_2.php FROM file_1.php.  Why can't I use [code]require('../file_2.php');[/code] in file_1.php?

If it can be done that way, could someone show me how?  I have been playing with include_path in the .INI all day and I have yet to figure it out.

If you have a better solution, I'm up for that as well. 

My basic objective is to be able recursivly 'require' / 'include' files without having to enter the full file/url path.

TIA

[Jessica]

Why can't you? What error do you get?

[phporcaffeine]

here is the error:

Warning: require(../ktrack_inclusion.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in F:\Apache2\htdocs\modules\ktrack\library\inc\headers\header.global.php on line 5

The file 'ktrack_inclusion.php' exists in: F:\Apache2\htdocs\modules\ktrack\library\inc

[taith]

i know i've done this before... and the error looks the same

[code]
require('../ktrack_inclusion.php'); #you must have the '
[/code]

and if it is just an included file, you prolly wanna require_once(); ;-)

[phporcaffeine]

I am using quotes, PHP doesn't echo quotes when it renders errors in the header (to the browser)

[phporcaffeine]

I got it fixed, thanks