Include path query

The include path goes something like ./../../folder/to_incude.html depending on how many folders deep a file using the incude file is located.

Is there a way to have this be set for all include statement so that where ever the file is the include path will always be the same.

So if a file is located 6 folders deep the path will be the same as a file located in the root?

Ian

 

Hi Ian,

Yes this is possible, but it would be a security issue. You want to include a PHP script starting at the top of the folder hierarchy then search through the sub-folders until the include file has been found. This could be a security issue as you never know which one it is going to include as "someone" may place an include file in the root folder which does malicious activities.

You'll need a function which uses recursion to scan through the entire directories starting at the root and then iterate through the files and folders within the current folder.

I think you'll find the following pseudo code helpful:

searchDirectory(mydirectory);

function searchDirectory(mydirectory)
for each file in directory
if file is include file then
include_once file
exit
end if
end for
for each file in directory
if file is directory then
searchDirectory(file)
end if
end for
end function

Theres probably a more efficient way of doing this.

Regards,
acplus

 

include get_ini("doc_root") . "/path/to/file/from/root";

Will include the correct file every time no matter where in the hiearchy you may be (note, I may have misspelled the doc_root attirbute, if so, look for the correct spelling in yout php.ini file - I don't have on ehandy to verify...)

 

Thanks very much.

ian