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PHP - Rookie Question Regarding Include Files With Php..???
I'm a little confused with the use of absolute paths in PHP. I've always used relative paths but it's becoming an issue with some of the apps I'm working with and absolute would solve the problem.
The thing is, I'm getting different results in different places and I'm a little confused. With regular HTML I seem to be able to use / as the root of my site. So if I do the following... Code: [Select] <img src="/images/name.jpg" /> That works fine no matter what page it's called from in the site and no matter what directory that page is in. I need to be able to do that same thing with PHP. Now, in my custom 404 page I have the following... Code: [Select] if($AddressURL == 'http://www.domain.com/blog/files/filename.zip') { header('HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently'); header('Location: /download/filename.zip'); exit(); } That actually works just fine. If I go to the /blog/files/filename.zip (which doesn't exist) in a web browser it winds up downloading the file at www.domain.com/download/filename.zip as expected. Now where I get confused is that include files don't seem to work like that with PHP. If I do this... Code: [Select] require_once('/includes/config.php'); That winds up looking for an /includes folder all the way back at the local server root, not just the web root. so it's looking for /var/includes instead of /var/www/includes and of course that doesn't end up working. So, how come the include file paths work differently than regular HTML paths or header redirects in PHP? Is there any simple way I can always refer to the SITE root no matter what server it's running from? I've tried playing with $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] but it only seems to return the root of the current document, not the root of the whole site. So if I use it within a php file located in /var/www/includes/test.php it considers /includes the root which is not what I want. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Similar Tutorials0 down vote favorite I know this is a rookie question but whats actually happening with a progress bar what is it actually monitoring. I figure the only way to understand it is to get this answer. when i run a piece off php code how can i get a progress bar to monitor it while it runs untill completion off the code?? most progressbars i have seen are file upload and download. is it monitoring the amount off requests the browser sends when upload the file so its monitoring the bytes that are being transfer? Can someone please give me a better understanding off whats going on? I just want a simple progress bar to monitor progress while my php code is running so say if i am running this simple code to backup a websites files and folders, how could i do this??? Code: [Select] <?php if ( isset($_POST['backup']) ) { if(exec("cd {$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']}/wp-content/plugins/s3bk/files;tar -cvpzf backup.tar ".get_option( 'isd-server')."")) { echo "done"; } } <form id="backup" method='post' action=''> <input type='submit' class="button" name='backup' value='backup'> sorry for the rookie question just really want to get my head around whats actually happening??? Thanks I have been trying to insert data into my database thru php script with no luck. I think its has to do with not being able access my database. My question is when I use MySQL command client and enter the password and get mysql> does that mean I can use that password to access my databases as long as I point to the correct database with the mysqli_connect function. I dont think I fully understand how this works. I have everything stored on my local computer and I use "localhost" in mysqli_connect function. Can you include a file and append info to be grabbed by using GET? For example, can you have an include file like this... Code: [Select] include('file.php?id=1'); And then in the file "file.php" I would use $_GET['id'] to do other things in the code. I tried it and it's not working. I'm getting this error... "Warning: include(file.php?id=1) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in..." Just want to find out if this should be doable before I continue testing why it's not working for me. If it should work, should I be using something other than include maybe? (like require or require_once?) Hi! I would appreciate your help... How can i include files with get and post data in order to avoid sql injections? The including data has utf8 encoding... Any suggestions??? Thanks in advanced!!! I have obviouslt done something wrong for I get the following errors/warnings when running a simple script:- Warning: include(/var/www/www.stockton.co.za/doc/kiosk/includes/body-background.inc) [function.include]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/www.stockton.co.za/doc/kiosk/MostRecent.php on line 10 Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening '/var/www/www.stockton.co.za/doc/kiosk/includes/body-background.inc' for inclusion (include_path='/var/www/www.stockton.co.za/doc/kiosk/includes') in /var/www/www.stockton.co.za/doc/kiosk/MostRecent.php on line 10 Warning: include(includes/error-handler.inc) [function.include]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/www.stockton.co.za/doc/kiosk/MostRecent.php on line 11 Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening 'includes/error-handler.inc' for inclusion (include_path='/var/www/www.stockton.co.za/doc/kiosk/includes') in /var/www/www.stockton.co.za/doc/kiosk/MostRecent.php on line 11 Warning: include(includes/get-input.inc) [function.include]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/www.stockton.co.za/doc/kiosk/MostRecent.php on line 12 Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening 'includes/get-input.inc' for inclusion (include_path='/var/www/www.stockton.co.za/doc/kiosk/includes') in /var/www/www.stockton.co.za/doc/kiosk/MostRecent.php on line 12 Fatal error: Call to undefined function mssql_connect() in /var/www/www.stockton.co.za/doc/kiosk/MostRecent.php on line 14 this from the code :- Code: [Select] <?php ini_set('include_path', dirname(__FILE__) .'/includes'); // require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . "/includes/body-background.php"); include(dirname(__FILE__) .'/includes/body-background.inc'); include('includes/error-handler.inc'); include('includes/get-input.inc'); Please tell me what I have done wrong. This with Apache2 on Ubuntu 10.4 and php 5.3. hello , i have created web application in which i have divided the all parts of page like - main header part - contains the <!DOCTYPE to <body> part other header part - contains the logo,slideshow of the header of page then the main part and at the end footer part i have created on folder which contains the detail of page content info referenced from the other pages from main content.. here i am facing problem as the style sheet , javascripts and the other header part of file is not references well.. how to do it? please guide me with correct solution awaiting for better response... Php Folks, As you know, typing the same code over and over again on all files is daunting. I was wondering, if I can have an error_reporting.php file and then put:
include('error_reporting.php');
at the top of all my php files as header, where the error_reporting.php would have this content:
<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('error_reporting','E_ALL');
ini_set('display_errors','1');
ini_set('display_startup_errors','1');
?>
Q1. Is that ok or not ?
Q2. Usually, I have a conn.php with content like this:
<?php
$conn = mysqli_connect("localhost","root","","db_database");
$db_server = 'localhost';
$db_user = 'root';
$db_password = '';
$db_database = 'test';
$conn->set_charset('utf8mb4');//Always use Charset.
if (!$conn)
{
//Error Message to show user in technical/development mode to see errors.
die("Database Error : " . mysqli_error($conn));
//Error Message to show User in Layman's mode to see errors.
die("Database error.");
exit();
}
?>
And then, on all my php files, I just reference to the conn.php by putting the following line on the header:
include('conn.php');
Or:
require('conn.php');
And on each php file, just before dealing with mysql, I have a line like this:
mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ALL|MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
$conn->set_charset("utf8mb4");
Now, I am wondering, why should I write the above 2 lines on all my php files that deal with mysql ? To keep things short, why don;t I just add those 2 lines in the error_reporting.php ? So, it looks like this:
error_reporting.php
<?php
ini_set('error_reporting','E_ALL');//error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors','1');
ini_set('display_startup_errors','1');
mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ALL|MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
$conn->set_charset("utf8mb4");
?>
I've just gotten back into re learning web development, I have created a contact form however my server is forcing me to use SMTP which will require me to have a config include with my details inside. How do I ensure nobody can open the files in the browser? I have heard of putting the files outside of the webroot or using htaccess files however the passive aggressive answers I got from stack over flow didn't tell me HOW to implement them. The files are Form.HTML Bin/config.php Bin/mail.php Any help is appreciated. I've just changed my .shtml file to .php but the #include files don't seem to be picked up? Any idea what I can do to solve this? Code: [Select] <?php function curPageURL() { $pageURL = 'http'; if ($_SERVER["HTTPS"] == "on") {$pageURL .= "s";} $pageURL .= "://"; if ($_SERVER["SERVER_PORT"] != "80") { $pageURL .= $_SERVER["SERVER_NAME"].":".$_SERVER["SERVER_PORT"].$_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]; } else { $pageURL .= $_SERVER["SERVER_NAME"].$_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]; } return $pageURL; } // The form was submitted // if (isset($_POST['button'])) { if (isset($_REQUEST['name']) && $_REQUEST['name'] != '' && isset($_REQUEST['email']) && $_REQUEST['email'] != ''){ $fun = array( 'virusandmalwareremoval', 'fullservice', 'quickfix', 'upgrade', 'xbox360drivereplacement', 'xbox360laserreplacement', 'xbox360rrodrepair', 'ps3drivereplacement', 'ps3laserreplacement', 'ps3ylodrepair', 'databackup', 'websites', 'datarecovery', 'networkinstallation', 'mobilephoneissues', 'emailconfiguration' ); foreach ($fun as $value) { ${$value} = (isset($_REQUEST[$value]) ? $value . "\n" : ''); } $name = $_REQUEST['name']; $email = $_REQUEST['email']; $enquiry = $_REQUEST['enquiry']; if (ereg("[\r\n]", $name) || ereg("[\r\n]", $email)) { header( "Location: http://www.parkersmedia.com/byrne" ); } $mailcontent = "Name: ".$name; $mailcontent.= "\n\nEmail: ".$email; $mailcontent.= "\n\nInterested in: \n". $virusandmalwareremoval . $fullservice . $quickfix . $upgrades . $xbox360drivereplacement . $xbox360laserreplacement . $xbox360rrodrepair . $ps3drivereplacement . $ps3laserreplacement . $ps3ylodrepair . $databackup . $websites . $datarecovery . $networkinstallation . $mobilephoneissues . $emailconfiguration; $mailcontent.= "\n\nEnquiry: " . $enquiry; if (mail( "info@byrnecomputingservices.ie", "Enquiry from Byrne Computing Services","$mailcontent", "From: $name <$email>" )) { header( "Location: http://www.parkersmedia.com/byrne/thankyou.shtml" ); } else { echo 'Mail not sent'; } } else { echo 'Required fields are empty'; } } ?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <title>Byrne Computing Services</title> <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <script src="SpryAssets/SpryMenuBar.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <link href="SpryAssets/SpryMenuBarHorizontal.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="inc/jquery.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="inc/easySlider.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("#slider").easySlider(); }); </script> </head> <body> <div id="wrapper"> <!--#include file="inc_header.html" --> <!--#include file="inc_scrollingimages.html" --> <div id="boxesholder"> <!--#include file="inc_specials.html" --> <div id="main"> <div id="mainheader"> Contact Us</div> <div id="maincontent2"> <h2>Fill in the form below and we will contact you shortly.</h2> <p><img src="images/binarycode.jpg" alt="Binary Code" width="167" height="600" class="images" /><form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="contact-us.php"> <strong>Name: </strong><br /> <input name="name" type="text" class="formsingle" id="name" /> <br /> <br /> <strong>Email:</strong><br /> <input name="email" type="text" class="formsingle" id="emailaddress" /> <br /> <br /> <strong>Interested in:</strong><br /> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="table"> <tr> <td class="interestedin"><strong>Computer Repair</strong></td> <td class="interestedin"><strong>Console Repair</strong></td> <td class="interestedin"><strong>Other Services</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="interestedin"> <input name="virusandmalwareremoval" type="checkbox" class="formcheckbox" id="virusandmalwareremoval" value="virusandmalwareremoval" /> <label for="virusandmalwareremoval">Virus and Malware Removal</label> </td> <td class="interestedin"> <input name="xbox360drivereplacement" type="checkbox" class="formcheckbox" id="xbox360drivereplacement" value="xbox360drivereplacement" /> <label for="ps3drivereplacement">Xbox 360 Drive Replacement</label> </td> <td class="interestedin"> <input name="databackup" type="checkbox" class="formcheckbox" id="databackup" value="databackup" /> <label for="databackup">Data Backup</label> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="interestedin"> <input name="fullservice" type="checkbox" class="formcheckbox" id="fullservice" value="fullservice" /> <label for="fullservice">Full Service</label> </td> <td class="interestedin"> <input name="xbox360laserreplacement" type="checkbox" class="formcheckbox" id="xbox360laserreplacement" value="xbox360laserreplacement" /> <label for="ps3laserreplacement">Xbox 360 Laser Replacement</label> </td> <td class="interestedin"> <input name="websites" type="checkbox" class="formcheckbox" id="websites" value="websites" /> <label for="websites">Web Design</label> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="interestedin"> <input name="quickfix" type="checkbox" class="formcheckbox" id="quickfix" value="quickfix" /> <label for="quickfix">Quick Fix</label> </td> <td class="interestedin"> <input name="xbox360rrodrepair" type="checkbox" class="formcheckbox" id="xbox360rrodrepair" value="xbox360rrodrepair" /> <label for="ps3ylodrepair">Xbox 360 RROD Repair</label> </td> <td class="interestedin"> <input name="datarecovery" type="checkbox" class="formcheckbox" id="datarecovery" value="datarecovery" /> <label for="datarecovery">Data Recovery</label> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="interestedin"> <input name="upgrades" type="checkbox" class="formcheckbox" id="upgrades" value="upgrades" /> <label for="upgrades">Upgrades</label> </td> <td class="interestedin"><input name="ps3drivereplacement" type="checkbox" class="formcheckbox" id="ps3drivereplacement" value="ps3drivereplacement" /> <label for="ps3drivereplacement">PS3 Drive Replacement</label></td> <td class="interestedin"> <input name="networkinstallation" type="checkbox" class="formcheckbox" id="networkinstallation" value="networkinstallation" /> <label for="networkinstallation">Network Installation</label> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td class="interestedin"><input name="ps3laserreplacement" type="checkbox" class="formcheckbox" id="ps3laserreplacement" value="ps3laserreplacement" /> PS3 <label for="ps3laserreplacement"> Laser Replacement</label></td> <td class="interestedin"> <input name="mobilephoneissues" type="checkbox" class="formcheckbox" id="mobilephoneissues" value="mobilephoneissues" /> <label for="mobilephoneissues">Mobile Phone Issues</label> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td class="interestedin"><input name="ps3ylodrepair" type="checkbox" class="formcheckbox" id="ps3ylodrepair" value="ps3ylodrepair" /> <label for="ps3ylodrepair">PS3 YLOD Repair</label></td> <td class="interestedin"> <input name="emailconfiguration" type="checkbox" class="formcheckbox" id="emailconfiguration" value="emailconfiguration" /> <label for="emailconfiguration">Email Configuration</label></td> </tr> </table> <br /> <strong>Enquiry: </strong><br /> <textarea name="enquiry" class="formmulti" id="enquiry"></textarea> <br /> <br /> <input type="submit" name="button" id="button" value="Submit" /> </form> </p> <p><br /> </p> </div> </div> </div> <!--#include file="inc_offers.html" --> <!--#include file="inc_footer.html" --> </body> </html> when i expire a cookie, it expires on stand alone files but any references to $_COOKIE in include files still show the old cookie. How can i expire the cookie in include files. I been wondering how to protect all the files that contain classes, functions and forms in php to prevent direct access to something that the user shouldnt be able to without the proper check's (typing http://server/inc/login.php insteand of http://server/), and i came to this small idea of checking if an object is set or not but i m wondering if this is really the best idea here's what i have (the case bellow will protect an login form to be accessed directly): Code: [Select] <?php if(!isset($mysqlobj)) die(); if( isset( $_POST['username'] ) && isset( $_POST['password'] ) ){ $login = authentication::login( $_POST['username'], $_POST['password'] ); if( $login == true ){ header( 'location:?go=home' ); }else{ $_SESSION['message'] = 'loginfailed'; header( 'location:?go=login' ); } }else{ if( !empty($_SESSION['logged'] ) && $_SESSION['logged'] == true ){ header( 'location:?go=home' ); }else{ ?> <div id="loginform"> <form action="?go=login" method="post"> <table align="center"> <tr> <td><font size="2">Username</font></td> <td><input type="text" name="username" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="2">Password</font></td> <td><input type="password" name="password" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center"><input type="submit" value="Login" /></td> </tr> </table> </form> </div> <?php } } ?> Just looking for an "best practice" i tried google for it but i couldnt get to an straight awnser any enlightment is appreciated. Using PHP Version 5.2.13 My question: How do I access a class and it's methods from an included file? I have an Index.php page that calls two methods: <?php get_header(); ?> <?php get_footer(); ?> and it creates a class in an include file <?php include_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/includes/common.html');?> $site = new WebSite($site_name); // Creates a bunch of properties, defines some methods, etc... $site->initialize(); <?php get_header(); ?> ends up including a another file (header.php) <?php get_header(); ?> ends up including a another file (footer.php) All calls in Index.php to methods in my class work. ie <?php $site->display_section('column'); ?> But calls in either the header.php or footer.php to methods in my class fail with "Call to a member function is not an object". I understand what the error means but I don't understand why. I thought all functions and classes defined in an include file have global scope. As per PHP.NET's documentation: "When a file is included, the code it contains inherits the variable scope of the line on which the include occurs. Any variables available at that line in the calling file will be available within the called file, from that point forward. However, all functions and classes defined in the included file have the global scope." The include that creates the class is something that I have inherited from another developer and I actually can't change the scope. I've tried with global $site = new WebSite($site_name);. It actually breaks the entire site. How can I access classes, properties, methods in an include file? Any help would be appreciated. I've been racking my head for several days now on it and it's probably some newbie thing that I am completely overlooking. I hope I've provided enough background and info. Thanks, Brian How do you include files from a higher up directory? I'm currently working on a file in public_html/Directory/otherdirectory and want to include a config file that's in public_html/Directory so how would I include public_html/Directory/config.php in the public_html_Directory/otherdirectory/index.php file? I've tried using ../ and ../Directory/ in the includes line but got errors both times Edited April 11, 2020 by Nematode128I need some help with this. I created an index.php page and I inserted an include statement that referred to a header.html page. It works when working it in MS Webmatrix but when I put it on my server I only get my index.php page. My include statement will not get the header.html page. What am I doing wrong? I also tried changing all of my files to .php extensions also and still the same. Here is my index.php file:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>Braswell Electric</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="braswellelectric.css">
</head>
<body>
<div>
<?php include('/includes/header.html');?>
<?php include('/includes/aside.html');?>
<article class="About">
<header class="AboutHeader">
<h2>About Us</h2>
</header>
<p><b>Braswell Electric</b> is a family business owned and operated by Jim and Joyce Braswell located in Sylacauga, Alabama. Braswell Electris has been in business in Sylacauga for 25 years and covers the greater Talladega County area. We do new homes, remodels, or any small electrical issues you may have. We are licensed and insured and we are here for your residential needs.</p>
<img src="pics/Coach Light.jpg" alt="Coach Light" >
<img src="pics/Outside Plug.jpg" alt="Outside Plug">
<img src="pics/Service.jpg" alt="Service">
</article>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Here is my header.html file
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<header class="Header">
<h1 style="display: none">Braswell Electric</h1>
<img src="pics/lightning1.jpg" alt="Header Pic">
</header>
</body>
</html>
Edited by Ch0cu3r, 27 August 2014 - 12:37 PM. Hi All, I have written the following to validate my dynamic includes, one question is i will be using sessions to control user access to certain pages. Obviously the session_start() has to go into my index.php file. Can anyone see any problems with this or my dynamic include validation code. My page varilable is populated using the mod_rewirte function in appache. <?PHP include('inc/settings.inc.php'); if(isset($_GET['page'])) { //remove slashes $page = stripslashes($_GET['page']); //rebuild the extension and file name $filename = 'lib/'.$page.'.php'; //Check to see if the file exists in lib if (file_exists($filename)) { //Dynamic Switch $allowed = array( array("test", "New Customers"), array("home", "Home Page"), ); $iffed = false; $get_section = $_GET['page']; //Create a dynamic switch to check for files being in my allowed array foreach($allowed as $rd) { if($get_section == $rd[0]) { $iffed = $rd; $content = $filename; foreach($rd as $value) { $page_title = $value; } } } if($iffed === false) { //File is not in my include list. die( "Page does not pass the validated inclusion list." ); } } else { //Page does not exist in my lib folder. die('Page does not exist, please contact the administrator.'); } } else { // If no page is requested then default home. $filename = 'lib/home.php'; $content = '1'; $page_title = 'Home'; } ?> Thanks in advance. Sam Let's say somebody opens some of my class files via: Example: http://admin.mysite.com/classes/main.php Can he do anything to harm my website? Is this important to protect? I keep protecting file by file with a function like: Code: [Select] include('pagevariables.php'); if($current_page == $file['mainclass']){ header('Location: '. $file['home']); } Is this possible via .htaccess? I don't know how to write htaccess. Just a quick question about including php files on a page... Let's say I have my index page that is a fully functioning page with all the <html>, <body>, and <head> tags where they should be. Now I want to include another file, which also has <html>, <body>, and <head> tags. Would this cause any problems or is it ok to include the second file as is? Hi I'm in a need of help here, I need to inluded this: "http://site.com/products.php?do=groups&groupid=2" in a a tpl file. Any way that this can be done? an example would be greatly appreciate it. cheers Any help is much appreciated in advance... I have a master file located along the root path that needs to be included in subdomains. Inside the master file are includes like Code: [Select] <?php include("../bodyCopy/anyfile.php"); ?> that need to reference the /bodyCopy directory IN THE SUBDOMAIN and NOT along the root. The problem that I'm having is that the master file resides OUTSIDE of the subdomain on the root (in a '/bodyCopy' directory. How do I write the PHP include so that files included in a subdomain from outside of the subdomain (on root) search directories INSIDE the subdomain and NOT relative to the root path? Here's what I mean. I have this file sitting on the root: /home/xxxx/public_html/constructfiles/filetoinclude.php It needs to be included he /home/xxxx/public_html/SUBDOMAIN/publicfile.php Then, 'filetoinclude.php' needs to include other files that are he /home/xxxx/public_html/SUBDOMAIN/bodyCopy/otherfilestoinclude.php ...but, 'filetoinclude.php' is searching along the root path for '/home/xxxx/public_html/bodyCopy/otherfilestoinclude.php' (which does not exist), and NOT within the SUBDOMAIN for the '/home/xxxx/public_html/SUBDOMAIN/bodyCopy/otherfilestoinclude.php' like I need it to. It appears that PHP will only search along the root path of the included file and NOT the root path of the file in which an include is included. I'm confusing myself now, but I hope someone can help. Thanks, Jet - Hello person who reads this now I work a lot with <?php include("..."); ?> and I never thought beyond the html I put in there. In 1 of the include files I have the set-up of a simple vertical html/css menu and on the right next to it I have an image. However, not every page on my website needs the same image and I probably will change a lot of them frequently. Now I was wondering if (and how) I could include a piece of PHP code which does the following: If the web-url is "page1.php" show "image1.png" If the web-url is "page2.php" show "image2.png" If the web-url is "page3.php" show "image3.png" etc. This way I only have to change the "imageX.png" in 1 file. I hope you can help me. Best regards and thanks in advance! Ferdri3 |
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