help with includeing a file

[DataSpy]

I know including a file isn't very hard but for some reason it's not working. 

 

include ("../admin/config.php");

 

I KNOW that's where the file is but I get the error

 

Warning: include(../admin/config.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\xampp\htdocs\www\trade\includes\search.php on line 3

 

and

 

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening '../admin/config.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;C:\xampp\php\pear\') in C:\xampp\htdocs\www\trade\includes\search.php on line 3

 

The same file includes in other pages just fine but I don't go more than one folder deep and I was thinking that might be the problem.

 

Example of another page I include the same file in

 

include ("admin/config.php");

 

This works perfectly  ???

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!

[Vivid Lust]

try making a direct path with http://www.site/admin/config.php

[budimir]

I know including a file isn't very hard but for some reason it's not working. 

 

include ("../admin/config.php");

 

I KNOW that's where the file is but I get the error

 

Warning: include(../admin/config.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\xampp\htdocs\www\trade\includes\search.php on line 3

 

and

 

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening '../admin/config.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;C:\xampp\php\pear\') in C:\xampp\htdocs\www\trade\includes\search.php on line 3

 

The same file includes in other pages just fine but I don't go more than one folder deep and I was thinking that might be the problem.

 

Example of another page I include the same file in

 

include ("admin/config.php");

 

This works perfectly  ???

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!

 

Actually what could help you is:

 

include(../admin/config.php); ---- loose the ../ and put
include ("admin/config.php"); - this sould be fine

 

When you are using ../ you are going one dir back. And if you are in current dir and want to access admin/config.php, then you do as above.

[DataSpy]

I know including a file isn't very hard but for some reason it's not working. 

 

include ("../admin/config.php");

 

I KNOW that's where the file is but I get the error

 

Warning: include(../admin/config.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\xampp\htdocs\www\trade\includes\search.php on line 3

 

and

 

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening '../admin/config.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;C:\xampp\php\pear\') in C:\xampp\htdocs\www\trade\includes\search.php on line 3

 

The same file includes in other pages just fine but I don't go more than one folder deep and I was thinking that might be the problem.

 

Example of another page I include the same file in

 

include ("admin/config.php");

 

This works perfectly  ???

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!

 

Actually what could help you is:

 

include(../admin/config.php); ---- loose the ../ and put
include ("admin/config.php"); - this sould be fine

 

When you are using ../ you are going one dir back. And if you are in current dir and want to access admin/config.php, then you do as above.

 

Thanks!

 

I was trying to go up one folder that's why I added the ../ , I guess I didn't need to do that.

[chronister]

I struggled with this for a LONG TIME before I realized calling includes like this works no matter where your at in the file structure..

 

include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/path/to/the/file.php');

 

 

This will start at the servers doc root and find the file that way. It works for me every time without problem.

 

 

Hope this helps,

 

Nate