2009/2/18 PJ <af.gourmet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Stuart wrote:
>> 2009/2/17 PJ <af.gourmet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>>> Stuart wrote:
>>>
>>>> 2009/2/17 PJ <af.gourmet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Dotan Cohen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So put it all in one place:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <?php
>>>>>>>> include "path.inc";
>>>>>>>> print"<a href=\"$path/dir/file.php\">";
>>>>>>>> ?>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Full URLs don't break when users save the pages to disk.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That would be fine if the pages weren't being crafted in Dreamweaver,
>>>>>>> where inserting links like that is a pain.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> For that you'd have to ask on the Dreamweaver list. I don't really
>>>>>> like those tools.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> I hope I'm not out of place here, but I have a problem that seems to be
>>>>> related.
>>>>> I am using some include statements for page headers with the pages in
>>>>> various directories on the site. The problem is this... if I put
>>>>> relative statements in the page (header.php) like ../images/file.jpg and
>>>>> ../file.php etc, if the page into which I include header.php is not in
>>>>> the top level directory, the links do not work and I have to copy
>>>>> header.php to header1.php and change the references to /images otherwise
>>>>> images are not displayed and links to not work in href.
>>>>>
>>>>> e.g.:
>>>>> 1. top level file books.php
>>>>> include ("lib/db1.php"); // Connect to database
>>>>> include ("header1.php");
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. subdirectory: /authors/a.php
>>>>> include "../header.php";
>>>>>
>>>>> I thought that using referencing the top level of the directory tree
>>>>> (../) would work form anywhere within the tree?
>>>>> Am I the victim of my own misconceptions here?
>>>>> TIA to set me straight.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Personally I always include files relative to my current location
>>>> using the following...
>>>>
>>>> include dirname(__FILE__).'/lib/db1.php';
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Could you clarify, please? I don't understand. And example, perhaps?
>>> my entry in books.php is
>>> <?php include "../header.php";?>
>>> NOTE: Does it matter what
>>>
>>
>> <?php include dirname(__FILE__)."/../header.php"; ?>
>>
>> Simple as!
>>
>> -Stuart
>>
>>
> Ooooouuuuhhh... I think I just grasped my quandry by the tail...
> I had not thought about it before, but the problem seems to be that my
> header(s) do sometimes include links and/or other includes... so, I
> think there is no simple solution to this. I simply have to make
> different versions of such headers for different (sub)directories.
> Thanks for the clarification.
I said what now?
By using dirname it doesn't matter where a file is included from so
long as it's never moved to a different relative location to the stuff
it includes.
But if you've had some sudden enlightenment I wish you luck with it.
-Stuart
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