php error

[wmabear54]

Hi all

I am getting error in the php logs, when I call for the index.php that is made up of 3 inc's this is the error that I get.

[13-May-2004 14:53:29] PHP Warning: main(C:/apache2/htdocs/inc/header1.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\apache2\htdocs\giftdealsgalore\index.php on line 2

[13-May-2004 14:53:29] PHP Warning: main(): Failed opening 'C:/apache2/htdocs/inc/header1.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;c:\apache2\php;c:\apache2\php\sma rty;c:\apache2\php\pear;c:\apache2\php\pear\pear') in C:\apache2\htdocs\giftdealsgalore\index.php on line 2

It's not that I don't understand that the inc dir. needs to be in the dir. of giftdealgalore it is according to the file structure at the command promt.

It appears to me that php looked for the inc here 'C:/apache2/htdocs/inc/header1.php' when it should have looked here
'C:/apache2/htdocs/giftdealsgalore/inc/header1.php'
everything works fine on the remote host this is on localhost.

any ideas

Mike

[jestep]

What is the code you are using to call the files?

[wmabear54]

Thanks Jestep

This is the code, and this has given me a idea that maybe calling for the code locally may be different than callin it remotelly I may not have local site set up right yet still very confusing. Think I will change what is below

<?php
include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/inc/header1.php";

include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/inc/leftcol.php";

include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/inc/rightcol.php";
?></div>
</div>
<div align="center">


[img]/giftsgalore_1aaa.jpg[/img]</p>


</p>


</p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

to

<?php
include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/giftdealsgalore/inc/header1.php";

include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/giftdealsgalore/inc/leftcol.php";

include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/giftdealsgalore/inc/rightcol.php";
?></div>
</div>
<div align="center">


[img]/giftsgalore_1aaa.jpg[/img]</p>


</p>


</p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>


Do you think maybe that is it

Mike

[wmabear54]

I changed it and that didn't work

Stuumped

[jestep]

Try
include "./giftdealsgalore/inc/header1.php";

[wmabear54]

I'll try it

Mike

[ronniethedodger]

Try something like this:

<?php 

$app_root_path = './';

include($app_root_path . 'inc/header1.php');
include($app_root_path . 'inc/leftcol.php');
include($app_root_path . 'inc/rightcol.php');
?>

[wmabear54]

Hi Jestep

include "./giftdealsgalore/inc/header1.php"; Well that did work. Thanks

Hi Ron

I think I will try your way too a little later.

There still must be something wrong though, because I thought that I should have the same file structure for the remote and testing server.

Mike

[ronniethedodger]

There still must be something wrong though, because I thought that I should have the same file structure for the remote and testing server.

The way I read your code is that it appeared that even though the file structure might be the same, your directory for /giftdealsgalore/ is one directory up from the root on your local server.

This is why I included the $app_root_path = './'; in my example to establish the current working directory to use as a reference point. No matter where you move the code now, it will always be based on the reference point. In other words...it will work in root/ and root/giftdealsgalore/ too.

[jestep]

No matter where you move the code now, it will always be based on the reference point

I agree, this is why I always use this format in includes, I dont have to change the code no matter where the page happens to be.