Relative Paths

[brycefinney]

Not sure if this is the right area for this, but I have a question about using PHP requires. I currently am building my site and using the require command to include a table of contents on my pages. However, I have to change the paths every time I change from testing locally (using Apache server, PHP 5) to uploading to my live site. Is there anything I can do to make both use the same paths?

[TCH-Don]

I ran into the same thing

On my local server the root folder is used by the server

so I use folders for each site

and can't get include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/filename.php";

to work locally.

So I just use relative or put the include files in a sub folder and

include ("folder/filename.php");

 

You could create two text files for local and remote called path.php

and include it and have it set the include path for where ever you are.

[brycefinney]

I ran into the same thing

On my local server the root folder is used by the server

so I use folders for each site

and can't get include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/filename.php";

to work locally.

So I just use relative or put the include files in a sub folder and

include ("folder/filename.php");

 

You could create two text files for local and remote called path.php

and include it and have it set the include path for where ever you are.

Well I'd sort of given up on this but then I remembered your comment about using the two text files. Could you explain that in a little more detail? Perhaps give me an example?