Need help picking best method

[HoTDaWg]

hiya,

 

what is the difference between

.../folder/file.php

 

and

$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']/file.php

 

i was also wondering if there was a some sort of way to state the FULL adress of the current site, like this:

http://www.example.com/folder/file.php

 

thanks

 

HoTDaWg

[neel_basu]

$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] = The full location + Name of the File

e.g. Including file.php

Use

echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']

To test it

[marf]

In answer to your second question,

 

$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] returns the domain.

 

So if you wanted a link

 

$link= "http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];

 

echo $link; // Would display  http://www.phpfreaks.com

[boo_lolly]

just a side note: $_SERVER predefined variables aren't very secure depending on how you're integrating it into your application.