Need help on php include();

Hi folks,

I'm wandering how include(); can be used with absolute url.

For example, I need to make avaialble a footer.php file available over every php page created on my site.

Can anyone tell me the correct syntax for include() and absolute url ?

Best Regards,
Tuning

 

Use an absolute path on your server. Remote files will not be parsed, you will get the output created.

eg. /home/mydir/public_html/myphpfile.php

http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ref.filesystem.php#ini.allow-url-fopen
http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php

 

Thanks nopidd.

How would I find out the exact path ?

Regards,
Tuning

 

setup a php info page..
phpinfo.php
<?php
phpinfo();
?>

You will find the full path on the page. It is normally /home/username/public_html/yourcreateddir/file.php

hope that helps.

 

What he said.

 

Thanks Juls!

 

no worries, trying to give back to the dp community.... i have received a lot of help from here. ;-)

hope things work out for you.

 

Another way to find out the path of the directory that the PHP script is currently in, you would probably use this to test, is:

<?php echo curdir(); ?>

Unless you have changed directories in the executing script then this should be the directory of the executing script.