require_once with subfolders [closed]

Question

I have Folder Home with two subfolders like the following

+Home  
 +include  
   - membersite_config.php

+iDiscover  
   -index.php

in index.php I added the require_once script to access membersite_config.php

<?PHP

require_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/include/membersite_config.php');
?>

I get the following error : Warning: require_once(./include/fg_membersite.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in D:\Home\include\membersite_config.php on line 2
Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required './include/fg_membersite.php' (include_path='.;C:\php\pear') in D:\Home\include\membersite_config.php on line 2

The error says No such file or directory while the The path "D:\Home\include\membersite_config.php" is correct . When I move index.php to be under the root , the page works well.

I also tried to use the following code as described here but it gives the same error

<?PHP


define('ROOT', 'D:Home\\');
require_once(ROOT ."/include/membersite_config.php");
?>

Edit :

I too tried require_once("../include/membersite_config.php"); And it gives the same error

Thanks in advance

Forefather

Have you checked the file permissions? – Known

Try require_once("../include/membersite_config.php"); – Henryhenryetta

@Known yes, everything works well when I move index.php to the root. – Forefather

Answer 1

You must include like this

require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/include/membersite_config.php');

Because DocumentRoot can be not set in httpd.conf

Interlaminate

Answer 2

The error means that you have a require in your membersite_config.php that does not work on line 2.

Leopard

I can see that it doesn't work. It says failed to open stream: No such file or directory , while the directory do exists. That's why I am asking whats wrong in my code – Forefather

Read what I typed. The error is not in the index.PHP. – Leopard

index.php can't access membersite_config.php , when it's inside the subfolder iDiscover. When I move index.php to the root. the same code works with no problems. – Forefather

Answer 3

require_once(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)).'/home/include/membersite_config.php');

Numerable

Answer 4

Try this:

require_once("../include/membersite_config.php");

don't forget to check the file/folder permissions!

Henryhenryetta

Thanks. I tried it but it gives the same error . The file folder permission is full control. And I can access the file when I move index.php to the root instead of putting it inside iDiscover folder – Forefather

Answer 5

Try this:

<?PHP
require_once('../include/membersite_config.php');
?>

Amateurism

Thanks. But it gives the same error – Forefather

Are you placing the codes here?: iDiscover/index.php – Amateurism

yes . iDiscover is subfolder under the root (Home) folder – Forefather

Please confirm the path: home/iDiscover/index.php or iDiscover/index.php – Amateurism

The physical path is home/iDiscover/index.php and membersite_config path is home/include/membersite_config.php – Forefather

Answer 6

'..' means back

require_once('../include/membersite_config.php');

means get out the folder you are in, then enter include...

if you have to get out three folders do this ../../../include... etc.

Coarse

Answer 7

For debugging try this:

<?php
$dir_files=glob($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/include/*');
print_r($dir_files);
?>

after you run this script, you will see if your filename(s) are correct.

Gliadin

I tried it and the file do exist – Forefather

and i suppose is is spelled exactly like membersite_config.php? – Gliadin

If you run membersite_config.php, you get any error? (like Guido Jansen suggest) – Gliadin

membersite_config.php works. and the same code works well when I move indexx.php to the root folder instead of iDiscover folder – Forefather

did you tried include()? – Gliadin