problem include() file from another directory

[bmobm.co.uk]

This is my first post on here and I hope this is worthy of a first post, lol.

 

Any way, I have a website bmobm.co.uk which is running 2 phpprobid scripts and a phpBB3 forum, My problem is....(and please bare with me here because i kinda know absolutly nowt bout php coding) i wish to include some files ie overall_heaper, overall_footer etc..... but they are all situated in a folder deeper into the directory than the index file im trying to write is situated.

 

I did manage to connect to the file but i am getting an : Access Denied  error.

im guessing that somewhere in the auction software script there is a permission set to not allow linking to files unless its in a "certain directory" ie the root directory for the phpprobid script,

My index which i am trying to write is situated in MY main document root which is one above the probid directory.

 

Im desperatly trying to gat the function to work as i want the same theme throughout my site but as i ave said there is some code in there somewhere stopping me from linking directly to the overall_header and other files i wish to include.

 

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

Many thanks in advance

 

bmobm.co.uk

[lewis987]

so what im getting is this:

 

u want the include function to acquire files from a certain directory?

 

try this:

<? //start PHP code

include '/path/to/file/you/are/looking/for/file.jpg'; //link to file

?> //end PHP code

[bmobm.co.uk]

its not a image its a header.php file

 

maybe this might help to understand what i mean (im not the best at explaining things lol)

 

help

 

the first part of the file im trying to include is this

 

 

<?

## v5.24 -> apr. 05, 2006

if ( !defined('INCLUDED') ) { die("Access Denied"); }

### enter hit into stats table

if ($setts['maintenance_mode']==1&&$_SESSION['adminarea']!="Active") {

include_once ("maintenance_splash_page.php");

die();

 

[neel_basu]

try something like

include('../file.php');

../ means the mother directory

include('../another_dir/file.php')

First go to the mother directory and then choose another directry from that dir.

[bmobm.co.uk]

does that go in the file im trying to create? sorry if i soud stupid but i am a total newbie at this all