Backing up to previous directory with chdir

[zfred09]

Hi all,

 

Ok first of all I dont know all the lingo for directory structure, so lets just say for now we are in the directory named firstdir.  I then change directories to secdir without any problems.  How would I change directories back to firstdir? I tried the code below but it doesnt seem to work.  Thanks.

 

chdir("../firstdir");

[Yesideez]

chdir("..");

 

Your code was going back a directory then trying to get into a second directory called "firstdir"

[zfred09]

Thanks, Worked Perfectly, Any Ideas on where a tutorial would be located on this, I have tried searching google, but didnt know the name of what this kind of stuff is called so didnt really get any relevant results.

[trq]

Theres really not much too it. Two dots .. goes back up one directory in the tree. ../../ would go back two directories. ../../foo would go back up two directories and then down into a directory called foo.

[Yesideez]

Do you want tutorials on how to use chdir or how folders are structured?

 

If its chdir then google "php chdir" for instructions on how to use it. You can use any function name after "php" in google to look up how to use it.

[trq]

You can use any function name after "php" in google to look up how to use it.

 

Or, simply type http://php.net/nameoffunction

[Yesideez]

You can use any function name after "php" in google to look up how to use it.

 

Or, simply type http://php.net/nameoffunction

 

Sorry, I've got Google toolbar installed so its quicker for me to use that instead of typing URLs

[zfred09]

No, I was looking for directory structure stuff, but I've got that now.  Thanks for your time.