No luck with these solutions. What does work is: require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../php/support.php'); but I still don't understand why the relative link doesn't work. On Dec 12, 2007 6:38 PM, Andrés Robinet <agrobinet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tony Beyers [mailto:nigelmas@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 5:55 PM > > To: PHP General list > > Subject: Re: safe_mode_include_dir > > > > Sorry about the double posting. I thought I sent the first email > > before I was subscribed. > > > > I definitely should've pointed out that the code works with safe_mode > > off so I know the paths are correct. > > > > I'm actually not the author of the code. I'm a sys admin trying to > > upgrade the site with safe_mode on. > > > > The target directory is a real world readable directory. > > > > On Dec 12, 2007 3:43 PM, Daniel Brown <parasane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Tony, > > > > > > Calm down. It may take us 21 minutes to respond sometimes, but we > > > will. No need to repost. ;-P > > > > > > On Dec 12, 2007 3:26 PM, Tony Beyers <nigelmas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I'm running php 5.2.5 with these settings in a virtualhost block in > > > > apache 2.0.61: > > > > php_admin_flag safe_mode on > > > > php_admin_value include_path "/afs/msu.edu/.../web" > > > > php_admin_value safe_mode_include_dir > > "/afs/msu.edu/.../web" > > > > I've got an index.php file in web/support/ that does a > > > > require_once("../includes/support.php"); > > > > > > Is there a specific reason you're using require_once() instead of > > > include_once() ? There actually is a difference.... include() and > > > include_once() will only include the file if that line of code is > > > executed, whereas require() and require_once() will include the file > > > even if the line is inside of an if() {} block for which the > > > condition(s) are never matched. > > > > > > > Being in afs with write access from multiple people, the uids of > > the > > > > files do not match and I get an error stating that. So I put the > > > > safe_mode_include_dir line above in but it did not fix the problem > > > > until I used the absolute path in the require_once line. > > > > Is there a way to include files with relative paths? > > > > > > Of course there is. For example, say you're in a laterally-equal > > > directory as one from which you want to include a file. > > > > > > <? include('../otherdir/file.php'); ?> > > > > > > As long as you have permissions to read the files, you're good to > > > go. My guess is that you may have done the relative linking > > > improperly. Is the file actually `web/includes/support.php` called > > > from `web/index.php`? > > > > > > The other thing I would suggest is making sure your target include > > > directory is a real directory and not a symlinked directory. > > > > > > -- > > > Daniel P. Brown > > > [Phone Numbers Go Here!] > > > [They're Hidden From View!] > > > > > > If at first you don't succeed, stick to what you know best so that > > you > > > can make enough money to pay someone else to do it for you. > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > Hi Tony, > > Please keep in mind that the use of > > php_admin_value include_path "/afs/msu.edu/.../web" > > ...will prevent a user from changing the include_path because of the "admin" > part (this is ok for the safe mode include dir, but not for the include_path > setting I think). So, I'd say you keep the safe_mode_include_dir, and change > the include path to: > > php_value include_path "/afs/msu.edu/.../web" > > Also, it is likely that while using relative paths you run into problems > because the "current directory" can be anything except the expected one, so > I'd rather use absolute paths (if it's my own code) or fix it using > .htaccess files (this is your case as you are a sysadmin) like this: > > php_value include_path "/one/path;/another/path;./" > > ... but for that to work you must not use php_admin_value in the virtualhost > config (notice that this is not related to safe mode security, if safe_mode > is well configured, it doesn't mind what you are using as include_dir). > > If anyone has more ideas... please throw them (and fix my errors). > > Rob > > > Andrés Robinet | Lead Developer | BESTPLACE CORPORATION > 5100 Bayview Drive 206, Royal Lauderdale Landings, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 > | TEL 954-607-4207 | FAX 954-337-2695 > Email: info@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | MSN Chat: best@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | SKYPE: > bestplace | Web: http://www.bestplace.biz | Web: http://www.seo-diy.com > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
