Include() not working cannot link to external files

[celblock]

I am trying to set my db connection in another file and folder than my main index.php.

When i include the db connection in the index.php everything works fine. but when i uses include ("include/config.php");

all that happens is the php code gets displayed.

 

I have one script where this function actually works, but every other script i have ever tried to use has this problem where i can not use inlcude to link to an external file

 

Is their something wrong with my php.ini config

[teng84]

in some reason maybe your including your php in html

can we see a bit of that codes

[rajivgonsalves]

does your included file have the php tags <?php  ?>

[peranha]

<?PHP

include ("include/config.php");

?>

 

This is what it should look like

[celblock]

it looks like this

 

<?php

include ("include/config.php");

session_start();

include ("include/function.php");

?>

 

 

[teng84]

it looks like this

 

<?php

include ("include/config.php");

session_start();

include ("include/function.php");

?>

 

 

 

session declaration should always be on the topmost of the page right before <? or else youll get a warning message saying something about header etc..

and can we see the code for  include ("include/config.php");

[GingerRobot]

session declaration should always be on the topmost of the page right before <? or else youll get a warning message saying something about header etc..

and can we see the code for  include ("include/config.php");

 

Err, if you placed the call to session_start() before the php opening tag, then it wouldn't be parsed. It would be useless. I assume you mean just after the opening tag.

 

Either, way, its not true. It must simply come before any headers are sent or the $_SESSION array is used.