How do I make file names point from the top directory?

Here is my folder layout:


main
--folder: pages
----file1.php
----page.php
----filehead.php
----folder: lists
------file2.php



I want to include the contents of 'filehead.php' in the files 'file1.php' and 'file2.php'. I used the PHP include() command.

In filehead there are links to other pages with the format ../page.php. The problem arises when I include 'filehead.php' in 'file2.php' because it thinks that ../page.php means something like: ../lists/page.php. How can I fix this error without making a new 'filehead.php' file especially for the lists folder? If you need anymore information just ask.

Thanks!

~Imozeb

 

first, I assume that you understand PHP pretty well.
in your file1.php use this code to include the filehead.php

<?php include("filehead.php"); ?>

PHP:

and for the file2.php use this code.

<?php include("../filehead.php"); ?>

PHP:

 

Okay. I know how to do that, but how do I make the links in 'filehead.php' link to the file 'page.php' from both 'file1.php' and 'file2.php' because if I include the links in 'file1.php' as 'page.php' then when I include 'filehead.php' links in 'file2.php' it does not work because the links are for 'page.php' not for '../page.php'.

Is there anyway I can fix this or is there another way I could include files in a PHP file? Please help, I've been trying everything I know!

~imozeb

 

try to define the path on file2.php so it's point to the files on parent directory.

<?php define('BASE_PATH',realpath('.')); ?>

PHP:

 

You know I've always used this myself, so instead I always used a database. I made a class file for this so that I dont have to query it all the time, where I could simply call a function for this and then include the directory. You should do that, other than this.. Use the simple 2 dots to escape the current directory to the one thats closer to the top directory.

../directory