Hi, Saturday, March 5, 2005, 5:47:07 AM, you wrote: LG> Hello Richard, LG> Friday, March 4, 2005, 11:41:29 AM, you wrote: R>> http://php.net/set_include_path LG> Ok... Maybe I should put all this together in one e-mail so that all LG> the issues can be looked at... LG> The problem: LG> Finding a reliable method to include files, keeping in mind the LG> following: LG> 1. The site could be moved to a completely new host which could be of LG> a different OS, and/or web server software, and could either be the LG> one and only site on that host (dedicated server), or could be a LG> virtual host (shared server). LG> 2. The site could remain on the same host but is required to move to a LG> new path. i.e. from htdocs/mysite to htdocs/mynewsite LG> 3. The web host may or may not allow the use of .htaccess (Some Sambar LG> configurations for example). LG> 4. The method used would not affect any other virtual hosts. Meaning, LG> the method used must be independent for each virtual host. LG> 5. The method used would not utilize a folder where other virtual LG> hosts could gain access to the included file (php.ini LG> include_path). LG> 6. The method (and this is the important one IMHO) would not require LG> editing "x" number of pages in a site to change some static path LG> that was set on each page. LG> 7. The method used would not require a dedicated "include" file in LG> every single folder of the site that could be included because it's LG> in the same folder as the page needing it, because those would all LG> have to be edited to fix the path if condition 1 or 2 was met. LG> Previously proposed solutions: LG> 1. PHP.ini include_path LG> This affects all virtual hosts and would require administrative LG> overhead to prevent the owners of each virtual host from gaining LG> access to other virtual host's include files. I suppose you could LG> set it to something like: include_path="/php/includes" and have a LG> separate subfolder under that for each virtual host. But since that LG> folder is outside the web folder, there would have to be some LG> mechanism (additional FTP account) for each person to gain access LG> to their own include folder to add/edit/delete files in that LG> folder. Then if the site is moved and they aren't using an LG> include_path, you have to fix all your pages. LG> 2. set_include_path LG> This means if your site moves, you must edit "x" number of pages in LG> the site to correct the path. LG> 3. An include file in every directory to set the include path. LG> You'd have to edit "x" number of these files to correct the path if LG> the site moves. This would be much less work than the previous LG> item, but it could be a lot of work on very big sites where you LG> don't have shell accounts to do some scripted find/replace with. LG> 4. Use the full URL to the file in the include statement. LG> See item 2. LG> 5. $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] and $_SERVER['PATH_TRANSLATED'] LG> Not always available or incorrect see LG> mid:1778675148.20050303102623@xxxxxxxxxx LG> I may have missed some things, and if I've misunderstood how something LG> should work, then please let me know. I'm just looking for a more or LG> less foolproof method which doesn't require fixing code if the site is LG> moved. The closest I can come to it is the function I wrote but is a LG> pain because you have to put it in every page where you need an LG> included file. Granted, you only have to do it once, and then you're LG> done and a site move wont affect it, but it's still kludgy if you ask LG> me. LG> ******************* LG> <?php LG> function dynRoot() LG> { LG> $levels = substr_count($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'],"/"); LG> for ($i=0; $i < $levels - 1; $i++) LG> { LG> $relativeDir .= "../"; LG> } LG> return $relativeDir; LG> } ?>> LG> ******************* LG> and then calling it as such: LG> include(dynRoot() . 'includes/db_connect.php'); LG> I've had to move client sites between Sambar, Apache, IIS and Windows, LG> Linux. Most times I've had to go in and fix include paths because one LG> of the above solutions were originally used and wasn't viable on the LG> new host. LG> Thanks. LG> -- LG> Leif (TB lists moderator and fellow end user). LG> Using The Bat! 3.0.2.3 Rush under Windows XP 5.1 LG> Build 2600 Service Pack 2 on a Pentium 4 2GHz with 512MB This will set the include path just before the document root: if(isset($_SERVER["SCRIPT_FILENAME"])){ $root = $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']; //echo "Root: $root<br>"; $script = $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']; $document_root = str_replace($script,'',$root); //echo "Document root: $document_root<br>"; $base = basename($document_root); //echo "Base: $base<br>"; $include = str_replace($base,'include',$document_root); //echo "Include: $include<br>"; $os = strtolower(PHP_OS); //echo "OS: $os<br>"; $lk = ':'; $org_include = ini_get("include_path"); if(preg_match('/^win/i',$os)) $lk = ';'; ini_set("include_path",$include.$lk.$org_include); //echo "Include: ".ini_get("include_path")."<br>"; } -- regards, Tom -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
