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Posted by jesbuddy07 on 11/02/06 15:00
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
for the both of you.
Koncept wrote:
> In article <1162408205.783252.128710@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> jesbuddy07 <jesbuddy07@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Can anyone point me to a right direction in terms of using / and ../
> > directives to point to a file using PHP?
> >
> > i'm so confused when to use / or ../ or sometimes even without /.
> >
> > i'm writing php file in a /x/y directory, and the file i want to
> > include resides is /x/z directory. in /x/y directory, I tried the
> > following statements, but none of them works
> >
> > include("x/z");
> > include("/x/z");
> > include("../x/z");
> >
> > can any PHP guru out there please tell me when to use /, ../ or none at
> > all??
> >
> > thanks a bunch
> >
>
> Martin clarified this, but perhaps I can explain this another way which
> may help things set in...
>
> Let's say that you have a friend call you from another city and they
> want to come an visit you... When you explain the directions to them on
> the phone, you would likely provide them directions from where they
> reside to you right?
>
> Next, let's say that your friend comes over and wants to know where the
> bedroom is because it was a long drive and they feel exhausted. The
> bedroom is located up the stairs and to the right, so you provide your
> friend with these directions. You could always provide your friend with
> directions all the way to your place from theirs and then give
> directions to the bedroom, but that kind of behaviour may just cost you
> a friendship in the end. :)
>
> This explanation, in terms of path structure is known as an "absolute
> path" vs "relative path". An absolute path is a path from point *a* to
> *b* in the longest terms possible, while a relative path is relative to
> a current position.
>
> So... Relative to where you are currently reading this post, your
> kitchen my be up two flights of stairs.
>
> ../../kitchen ( another way to write this is ./../../kitchen )
>
> but if you have already climbed one set of stairs, relative to where
> you would find yourself, there is only one more set of stairs to climb
>
> ../kitchen
>
> you can access the document root ( for absolute paths ) using:
>
> $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']
>
> and concatenate from there if you wish to use absolute path structures.
>
> Includes are very interesting as well. Just for a demo, try this
> example:
>
> Create directory structure "./dir_one/dir_two";
> --------------------------------------------------
> Put this file (include.php)inside *dir_two*
> <?php
> // include.php
> echo __FILE__, "<br />\n";
> echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], "<br />\n";
> ?>
> --------------------------------------------------
> Put this file inside the same directory that *contains* dir_one
> <?php
> // page_two.php
> include_once('dir_one/dir_two/include.php');
> ?>
>
> --
> Koncept <<
> "The snake that cannot shed its skin perishes. So do the spirits who are
> prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be a spirit." -Nietzsche
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