detecting directory

Hi
I need a command that returns the directory name that my file is in
for example if my file is www/javad/codes/getdir.php , then I want to place a code in getdir.php that returns "codes" (and if possible "javad")
Thanks for your help

 

$_SERVER is your friend.
Do a print_r($_SERVER); to see which part suits you.

 

you probably want the first line in the code below

getcwd() returns the absolute path of the directory you're in. Basename gets just the innermost folder from that.

echo basename(getcwd());
echo '<br />';

echo getcwd();

echo '<br />';
echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];

PHP:

 

This code outputs absolute directory path to a file it's embedded to:

$mydir = dirname(__FILE__);
echo $mydir;

PHP: