php on windows server

[irkevin]

HI guys, i really need to figure this out

 

im on a windows server, and somehow, when i use

 

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

 

it doesn't find the functions.php page!!

 

i have a file name posting.php, it's in a folder, and i need to include the functions file to it.. i also tried

 

include('http://www.mu-anime.com/functions.php');

 

but it doesn't work...  Some people told me to try the code below since im on a windows server

 

include('C:\hshome\tipa-mu\mu-anime.com\functions.php')

 

but i got these warning messages

 

Warning: main(C:\hshome\tipa-mu\mu-anime.com\functions.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\hshome\tipa-mu\mu-anime.com\shoutbox\posting.php on line 4

 

Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening 'C:\hshome\tipa-mu\mu-anime.com\functions.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;c:\php4\pear') in C:\hshome\tipa-mu\mu-anime.com\shoutbox\posting.php on line 4

 

What should i do?

[irkevin]

Huh, no one can solve this?

 

???

[irkevin]

in the code, i should use

 

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

 

but it's not working on the windows platform..but on linux yes.. but i need it to work on windows platform too

 

Really, no one? :'(

[RobertSubnet]

I work with an IIS server. When I use an include or require_once, I put in the directory path from the main folder along with the file I need like this:

 

include ('./includes/header.html');

 

require_once('./includes/mysql_connect.php'); //connect to the db

 

Hope this helps.

 

~Robert

[Barand]

In your php.ini file there is setting

 

include_path =

 

put the file to be included in one of the folders specified in that setting

[irkevin]

apart from php.ini

 

is there any other thing i can try?

 

if there is, plz help me out

[wildteen88]

Are you sure functions.php exists in C:\hshome\tipa-mu\mu-anime.com\

 

make sure you have spelt the name correctly.

 

Also you can use relative paths in Windows boxes too. You don't have to specify absolute paths.

[irkevin]

yes im positive it exists..

 

what kind of relative path are you refferring to?

 

im using this

 

include('C:\hshome\tipa-mu\mu-anime.com\functions.php');

 

and it doesnt work

[kenrbnsn]

The ".." means go back one directory. Is the file located in the same directory as your source or one level up from your source. if it's in the same directory, you should use either:

<?php
include('./functions.php');
?>

or

<?php
include('functions.php');
?>

 

Ken

 

[irkevin]

the functions.php page resides where my index.php is.. and the other page im trying to use is in a folder

 

this is getting me maaaad..

 

any other idea? the on u gave me didn't work ken

[irkevin]

No one?

[irkevin]

someone has another idea for this??

[MadTechie]

If this

the functions.php page resides where my index.php is..

is true then

 

<?php
include('functions.php');
?>

 

from the index file will work..

 

if its not from the index.. then readup on Relative Paths..

 

 

[irkevin]

but the page im including the functions.php page is in another directory,, which mean i have to use

 

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

 

which is actually not working

 

Why is it so :S

[MadTechie]

Show use..

 

ie

 

Index.php

function.php

Tests

--test1.php

--test2.php

--test3.php

--Old

----test1.php

Docs

--doc1.doc

 

etc

 

from that example

test1.php would include function.php like this

include "../function.php";

[irkevin]

well,

 

the functions.php page resides where the index.php is..

 

I have a folder name Shoutbox and inside the folder there is a page name posting.php. Now, inside the posting.php, i need to include the functions.php, which is in the root directory!

 

even if i use include "../functions.php";

 

it doesn't include the file correctly... This is quite bizzare !!

[MadTechie]

so

index.php

functions.php

Shoutbox

--posting.php

 

OK if

include "../functions.php"; doesn't work

try this

include dirname(__FILE__)."/../functions.php";

[irkevin]

Nopes it doesn't work .. and i wonder if there is a solution for this

 

also the code you gave me, it's basically this

 

C:\hshome\tipa-mu\mu-anime.com\shoutbox\functions.php, but it should not look for the functions.php page in the shoutbox folder.. the link should be like this

 

C:\hshome\tipa-mu\mu-anime.com\functions.php ..

 

See what i mean?

[MadTechie]

worth a shot.. try

 

include dirname(__FILE__)."\..\functions.php";

or

include realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . "/functions.php");

or

include realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . "\functions.php");

[irkevin]

Nopes ... won't work.. Wow.. just a simple include is driving us crazy like this :s

[irkevin]

what does this mean?

 

(include_path='.;c:\php4\pear')

 

??

[MadTechie]

lets try something new

2 files, upload into same folder and run test1.php

<?php
echo "Hello ";
include "test2.php";
?>

<?php
echo "World";
?>

 

if that works (and it should)

 

create a folder called "TEST" and move test2.php into it, and change test1.php to

<?php
echo "Hello ";
include "TEST/test2.php";
?>

try that..

 

thats should also work.. NOW

create a new file called "test3.php" in the same place as "test1.php"

<?php
echo "Woohoo";
?>

 

and update test2 to

<?php
echo "World";
include "../test3.php";
?>

 

Lets see what happens

[irkevin]

when i go to page test2.php, instead of showing

 

World Woohoo, i get this

 

World

Warning: main(../test3.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\hshome\tipa-mu\mu-anime.com\test\test2.php on line 3

 

Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening '../test3.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;c:\php4\pear') in C:\hshome\tipa-mu\mu-anime.com\test\test2.php on line 3

 

And btw, my PHP include path is .;c:\php4\pear ! what does that mean??

[MadTechie]

okay..

lets try this

<?php
echo "World";
include "..\test3.php";
?>

 

also

on test1.php

add this

echo $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];

 

PHP include path, means where it searches for the included files if their not found..

 

 

[irkevin]

this is the code i added in test1.php

 

<?php
echo "Hello ";
include "test/test2.php";
echo $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
?>

 

i get this

 

Hello World

Warning: main(.. est3.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\hshome\tipa-mu\mu-anime.com\test\test2.php on line 3

 

Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening '.. est3.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;c:\php4\pear') in C:\hshome\tipa-mu\mu-anime.com\test\test2.php on line 3