I have the following structure
otsg
> class
> authentication.php
> database.php
> user.php
> include
> config.inc.php
> encryption.php
> include.php
> session.php
> index.php
> registration.php
include.php file has the following
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('include_path',ini_get('include_path').':/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/otsg/:');
require_once 'config.inc.php';
require_once '../class/database.php';
require_once '../class/user.php';
require_once 'encryption.php';
require_once 'session.php';
require_once '../class/authentication.php';
and in the index.php page I had included
require_once 'include/include.php';
When I open the page index.php I get the following warning and fatal error. I don't understand what causes this error. When I gave the absolute path it works. But absolute path is not a good idea i believe.
Warning: require_once(../class/database.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/otsg/include/include.php on line 9
Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '../class/database.php' (include_path='.:/Applications/MAMP/bin/php5.3/lib/php:/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/otsg/include/:') in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/otsg/include/include.php on line 9
Thanks in advance
Use
__DIR__
to get the current path of the script and this should fix your problem.
So:
require_once(__DIR__.'/../class/user.php');
This will prevent cases where you can run a PHP script from a different folder and therefore the relatives paths will not work.
Edit: slash problem fixed