'require' In Php Code

[getitdone]

I am trying to make sure the database is working, cause the program is not.

so I have done abit of php but still a newbie (I guess ).

 

In the test.php file I have tried include, require, and just deleting the whole line. All give me errors.

><?php
require 'db.php';
$db=DB::connect(my database info);
if (DB::isError($db)) {echo ($db->getmessage());}
?>

 

it comes back with this error

Warning: require(db.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/domain/public_html/test.php on line 2

 

Warning: require(db.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/domain/public_html/test.php on line 2

 

Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'db.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/domain/public_html/test.php on line 2

 

Is the pear DB available to us?

Are there any suggestions?

 

Thanks for your time.

[TCH-Bruce]

You're close. Your require statement needs to know where to look for the include. Try this:

 

>require("/home/your-cpanel-id/public_html/db.php");

 

This assumes db.php is in your public_html folder.

[getitdone]

You're close. Your require statement needs to know where to look for the include. Try this:

 

>require("/home/your-cpanel-id/public_html/db.php");

 

This assumes db.php is in your public_html folder.

Thanks

[carbonize]

Small PHP habit to get in to though is to use single quotes as much as possible, like you did in your require statement, as it slightly reduces overheads and increses the speed of the script.