Posted by d on 02/23/06 16:23

"Justin Koivisto" <justin@koivi.com> wrote in message
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> ZeldorBlat wrote:
>> Justin Koivisto wrote:
>>> Sheldon Glickler wrote:
>>>>
>>>> require_once("sqlLoginDB.php");
> >>
>>> If this is going into a function or included file, it should be an
>>> absolute path. For instance, if the sqlLoginDB.php file is lcoated in
>>> the same directory where this code is found, you should use:
>>>
>>> require_once dirname(__FILE__).'/sqlLoginDB.php';
>>>
>>> That way, no matter what the current working directory is, the file can
>>> be found.
>>
>> Absolutely not. This would imply that sqlLoginDB.php lives in the same
>> (internet-accessible) directory as the calling file. Files that you
>> include (database connection code, class definitions, etc.) should live
>> in a directory /outside/ the webserver document tree. Set the include
>> path directive in php.ini appropriately.
>
> I think you missed the point of my statemnet. I didn't say do save it
> there... I said *if* it was saved there... The point I was making is that
> you want to use absolute system paths, not relative.

There are perfectly good reasons for using relative paths as opposed to
absolute... :)

> I've learned that when giving suggestions to solve a problem to focus on
> the specific need at hand. If the OP was asking about a secure or safer
> way of doing things, the reply would have been much different.
>
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