How do I figure out the "full path" to my directory

[jodiellewellyn]

Hey all,

 

I'm running a script at the moment that requires the full path to my directory.

 

How do I figure this out?

 

Cheers,

Jodie

[jakebur01]

Do you mean like

 

$DOCUMENT_ROOT = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];

[jodiellewellyn]

Perhaps...

 

But when I put that into a .php document and try to view it... it just comes up blank

 

?

[jakebur01]

Sometimes if you have the code as <? rather that <?php the page will come up blank as well.

[jodiellewellyn]

Yeah, I have it as

 

<? $DOCUMENT_ROOT = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']; ?>

 

But... it still comes up with a completely blank page.

[jakebur01]

Do you have more of the code?

 

[jodiellewellyn]

No

[Voldemort]

<?php
$DOCUMENT_ROOT = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
echo $DOCUMENT_ROOT;
?>

 

You were forgetting to echo the variable...

[jodiellewellyn]

It comes up with a

 

/

 

But the thing is, I need a full path to my directory

 

eg.  /home/youruser/public_html/directory/cards/regular/ or something.

[Guest prozente]

echo getcwd();

[jodiellewellyn]

echo getcwd();

 

It only comes up with the last directory.... not all the stuff prior to it.

[Guest prozente]

you're probably under a chroot then

[jodiellewellyn]

you're probably under a chroot then

 

Can you explain that?

[Guest prozente]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroot

[HeyRay2]

All the following $_SERVER variables should contain your "full path":

 

$_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]

$_SERVER["PHPRC"]

 

Also, you could always just make a file with a syntax error that will spit out an error with the full path to the file.

 

Something like...

 

<?php
foreach()
?>

 

... should generate an error.

 

PHP errors are so useful sometimes...

[jodiellewellyn]

All the following $_SERVER variables should contain your "full path":

 

$_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]

$_SERVER["PHPRC"]

 

Also, you could always just make a file with a syntax error that will spit out an error with the full path to the file.

 

Something like...

 

<?php
foreach()
?>

 

 

 

... should generate an error.

 

PHP errors are so useful sometimes...

 

Still a blank page... even with the error.

[HeyRay2]

Your web host must have error reporting turned off:

 

Try this:

 

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

 

... and scroll down the "PHP Variables" section ...

 

[jodiellewellyn]

Your web host must have error reporting turned off:

 

Try this:

 

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

 

... and scroll down the "PHP Variables" section ...

 

 

The page certainly works...

But none of the codes is what I want...

Unless I have to put a few together

 

[Voldemort]

<?php
foreach($_SERVER as $name => $value){
echo $name . ": " . $value . "<br />";
}
?>

Put that in a test page, look for the one you want.

[jodiellewellyn]

<?php
foreach($_SERVER as $name => $value){
echo $name . ": " . $value . "<br />";
}
?>

Put that in a test page, look for the one you want.

 

So I came up with this

PATH: /usr/bin:/bin

 

I'm just not sure where to get the rest.

[per1os]

If you are using the PHP as CGI than you cannot get the Document_root as it points to the php.exe. A minor flaw in having PHP loaded as a CGI Module in Apache.

 

I would check that out as it could be the key.

[jodiellewellyn]

I'm using PHP through Geocities.

[Barand]

try

 

echo realpath('.');