Hi Richard, Thank you so much for your answer. dbInsert.php is in /var/www/html/classes while config.inc.php is in /var/www/html With your code, the file is always searched in /var/www/html/classes and not in /var/www/html Warm Regards, Deckard Richard Lynch wrote: > On Thu, October 5, 2006 2:34 am, John Wells wrote: >> [code] >> // Consider *where* you create this >> // Define it as a constant if you'd like... >> define('BASE_PATH', dirname(__FILE__)); >> >> // Now build the path, like (assuming it was created >> // in a file located at /var/www/html >> include_once(BASE_PATH . '/config.inc.php'); >> [/code] > > Gah! > > Now you've made it even HARDER to move the include files out of the > web tree, or wherever is more convenient and safer. > > include_path is a much more powerful and flexible construct which will > save you an inordinate amount of trouble if you just figure out how it > works and use it... > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php