[SOLVED] A little problem, the code is not doing what it should!!!

[npsari]

I put an index.php in a folder called details. The index.php contains only the following...

 

<?

$Connection='localhost';

$Name='TheName';

$Password='ThePassword';

$Database='DatabaseName';

?>

 

Then, i connect to a database in any other page doing this...

 

<?

 

include"/details/index.php";

 

$con=mysql_connect("$Code", "$Name", "$Password");

mysql_select_db("$Database", $con);

 

?>

 

But it doesnt work and doesnt connect succesfully, why!!!

[peranha]

include ("details/index.php");

[npsari]

it worked now cus i put them in the same folder

 

Does it have to be on the same folder?

 

what if i put the whole link...

 

include ("http://www.example.com/details/index.php");

 

will this work somehow

[peranha]

no they dont have to be in the same folder.  you can have the files in the main directory, and index.php in a sub folder.  If this is how you have it set up, the code I give you will work.  If you have to go back a directory, then you have to put in .. before the file path.

[npsari]

ohh, that is new to me the two dots thing ..

 

So, my file with the details is in  www/details/index.php

 

and i want to link to it from www/codes/sub/index.php

 

what should the include be like

 

include ("???");

 

it will be great if you show me plz

[Barand]

From www/codes/sub/index.php

 

.. takes you to codes

../.. takes you to the www root

 

so you need

 

include '../../details/index.php';

[npsari]

thank you, i will work on it