[SOLVED] failed to open stream which attempting to include file error

[webguync]

Hello,

 

I have file within a directory on the server, for instance index.php inside of a directory called 'About_Us', and I also have includes within a directory called 'includes'. I am trying to reference the include 'meta_tags.inc' as such:

<?php require('/includes/meta_tags.inc'); ?>

 

but I continually get a warning and fatal error. No such file or directory. I double checked and all of the necessary files are on the server and everything is being named correctly. I also tried adding ../ and /../ in front of the path and nothing has worked. I believe that this is a problem with the path to the file, but is seems like it would be the correct path. Any suggestions/help would be appreciated.

[shocker-z]

try removing the first /

 

<?php require('includes/meta_tags.inc'); ?>

 

also if it's linux make sure it's all lowercase as it is case sensitive.

 

 

Liam

[MadTechie]

worst case, try this

i assume at the location of the current file is below the includes folder

require_once dirname(__FILE__)."/includes/meta_tags.inc";

[haaglin]

Are you sure the extension is .inc and not inc.php ?

does this work?

 

<?php require('/includes/meta_tags.inc.php'); ?>

[webguync]

yes, I am sure the extension is .inc. I also tried taking out the initial /.

 

I will try using require_once dirname(__FILE__)."/includes/meta_tags.inc";

 

I won't be able to get to it again this evening.

 

I believe that the file with the include and the include itself would be at the same level since they are both one level into directories.

 

eg:

 

www.urlforwebsite/about_us/index.php

www.urlforwebsite/includes/meta_tags.inc

 

[MadTechie]

if their on the same level then

 

require_once "meta_tags.inc";

or

require_once dirname(__FILE__)."/meta_tags.inc";

should work

 

[webguync]

grrrrr,

 

I am still getting errors.

 

Warning: main(/home/warriors/public_html/About_Us/includes/meta_tags.inc) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/warriors/public_html/About_Us/index.php on line 6

 

Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/warriors/public_html/About_Us/includes/meta_tags.inc' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/warriors/public_html/About_Us/index.php on line 6

 

I used

 

<?php require_once dirname(__FILE__)."includes/meta_tags.inc";?>

 

and also tried with a / in front of includes

[teng84]

can you post how you store your file eg..

folder/folder/your_page.php

 

and the

folder/etc.. / yourpage to beinculded.inc

 

 

[webguync]

sure

 

the page file would be in About_Us/index.php

 

and the include file would be in includes/meta_tags.inc

 

both sit inside of a directory www

 

actual paths to the files in question are:

 

http://www.warriorsarise.org/About_Us/index.php

 

and http://www.warriorsarise.org/includes/meta_tags.inc

 

I have taken the includes out temporarily so an error is not currently thrown

 

 

[teng84]

require('../includes/meta_tags.inc');

or

require('./includes/meta_tags.inc');

[webguync]

that resolved it thanks.

 

I have another issue, but I will repost under another topic.

[teng84]