Posted by Toby A Inkster on 02/16/07 09:52

dorayme wrote:

> <?php include ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/includes/footer.inc'); ?>

Unless you're moving files about *a lot*, or you enjoy including files
that include files that include files... just use relative paths. Easy.

<?php include './../../includes/footer.inc'; ?>

Personally, I prefer to create an includes directory, put it wherever the
hell I like (perhaps even outside the document root!) and include files
like this:

<?php include 'footer.inc'; ?>

So how does PHP know where footer.inc is kept? By setting the
"include_path" setting in "php.ini", ".htaccess", "httpd.conf"
or similar. Of course, if you are on shared hosting, you may
need to check that it is possible for you to adjust the
include_path.

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