Requiring file from root while in sub-domain

[smc]

Hey everyone,

 

I'm trying to include a file from my root directory but I can't figure out how to. The file that is requiring is in sub.domain.com and the file to be required is in domain.com.

 

How would I go about including it?

 

Thanks!!!!!

[smc]

Any ideas?

[chronister]

<?php

 

include('http://path.to.your.file/file.php')

 

?>

[genericnumber1]

Chronister's method will just cause more headache, never use include() or require() with urls

 

Dont forget you can use absolute paths with includes, or you can use the parent directory option (../)

 

You could do something like

 

include('/etc/apache2/php5/htdocs/myfile.php');

 

or you could just use the parent directory option with

 

include('../htdocs/myfile.php');

 

of course you would have to fine tune these to how your directories are set up.

[chronister]

Chronister's method will just cause more headache, never use include() or require() with urls

 

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Why do you say this? I have not had any problems using include() even when using with URL's

 

Please explain, because if there is a good reason not to do this, then I want to know why

 

Thanks

[genericnumber1]

When you include via URLs you're normally getting the post-parsed values of pages.

[chronister]

Thank you

 

 

I did not realize that and to test it I tried to include a file that contains a connectdb() function that I made.

 

You are right, the included file is being parsed before it's included so I get a Call to undefined function error rather than it pulling the function in like I expected it to.

 

I learned something new here.... I love this forum