hi, my webroot is /a/b/current/ i am in /a/b/current/d/file.php file.php has a line require_once ($_SERVER[document_root]."/d/common.php"); it finds the file, but the variables inside common.php are not set and don't exist in file.php where is my mistake? muchas gracias. -- my site <a href="http://www.myowndictionary.com">myowndictionary</a> was made to help students of many languages learn them faster. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php