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Chan
Chan

Reputation: 1959

How to get the relative file path in PHP

The structure

libs/functions.php
test/b.php
a.php
content.html

functions.php

<?php
function showContent() {
    return file_get_contents('content.html');
}

a.php

<?php
include 'libs/functions.php';
echo showContent();

b.php

<?php
include '../libs/functions.php';
echo showContent();

content.html

test

a.php will show the word test, but b.php is in the test folder, therefore the file path will be wrong, how to fix it?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 275

Answers (4)

tzortzik
tzortzik

Reputation: 5133

I don't know why you need to do this but one solution would be to create an index with the all php files from the folders you want.

Another solution may be to set a constant path from the base path. You can get the root of the website using $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']. This is the fastest solution and by setting this constant you will always refer directly functions.php file.

Upvotes: 0

Srikanth Muttavarapu
Srikanth Muttavarapu

Reputation: 756

You can use document root as start of your path so you never have to worry about it.

$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/libs/functions.php'

and

$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/content.html'

Upvotes: 0

Peon
Peon

Reputation: 8020

You are thinking about this from the wrong direction.

Instead, of opening the different php files, create one file index.php that includes and works with the scripts you need. That way you will always be at the root and will be able to access the files/functions you need.

Another way is cloning the directory in sub-directories, but I do NOT suggest that option. You will just get confused over time.

Upvotes: 0

Kumar Saurabh Sinha
Kumar Saurabh Sinha

Reputation: 870

please use the following:

$basePath = dirname(__FILE__);

use this $basePath prefixing to any include or require statement.

I hope this would help

Upvotes: 1

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