Problems with php includes from diff file paths. Need help

[Lexicon]

my directory on my mamp server looks like this;

 

root/website/index.php

 

I also have some files in a folder like this

 

root/website/pages/files.php

 

My include code is this

include("functions.php");

 

When I try to include a file from the 'website' folder from a page in the 'pages' folder. It gives me errors that look like this.

Warning: include(functions.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /website/pages/contact.php on line 2

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening 'functions.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/Applications/MAMP/bin/php5.3/lib/php') in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/website/pages/contact.php on line 2

 

That's what it looks like.. I can't get it working.

 

[trq]

Considering website is 1 directory back up the tree you would need to use....

 

include "../functions.php";

[Lexicon]

that worked. but now when i click on the website logo that is supposed to bring me to

 

root/website/index.php

 

it brings me to

 

root/website/pages/index.php instead... and gives me 404 invalid page or whatever

 

the header code I have is just a link that brings me to /index.php

[Rifts]

add / before the link

 

so a link on your /pages/ pages will be like <a href="/index.php">

[Lexicon]

that doesn't help because when I then click on the banner, it then brings me to

 

root/index.php instead of root/website/index.php

 

It seems this is something I am having a lot of problems with

[trq]

Paths are a pretty simple concept that allot of people seem to chock on for some reason.

 

Links have nothing to do with php, you might post your problematic code within the HTML help board.

[inversesoft123]

The links can be controlled by PHP with the help of $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];

 

including example is

 
include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/root/myprojects/blah.php');

//and linking as
echo "<a href=\"" . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/root/myprojects/blah.php\">My Project List</a>";

[trq]

$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] returns the full file system path to the root of the current vhost. This path means nothing to a browser which is only interested in the path *after* the document root. The rest is unreachable from the web.

[Lexicon]

thank you problem solved. I had to test the root directory on each page till I got it right, but it's done. Thanks for all the advice and tips that lead me to solve this problem, much appreciated.

 

Gnight