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November 28th, 2003, 10:38 AM

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Errors with define()

Hi all,

In an include file, I have defined directories like this:

PHP Code:


		
			
 define('DIR_SITE', HTTP_SERVER . 'myown/');

define('DIR_INCLUDES', DIR_SITE . 'includes/');

This is so I can access (include) the same files from within different files that are stored in different directories and levels.
Problem is, I get errors like

Failed opening 'http://pouggey/myown/includes/tplstuff.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;F:\php\pear\') in f:\www\mysite\styles\edit\tpl001.php on line 93

Odd thing is, 'http://pouggey/myown/includes/tplstuff.php' is the exact location where the file is to be found!
So it must have something to do with Pear?
Thing is, if I just type in the path to the include file, it works...
Anybody got any ideas?
Thanks,

Toine

November 28th, 2003, 01:28 PM

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So you're script (with the defines) is being called from within 'http://pouggey/myown'?

you may want to try this:
define('DIR_SITE', HTTP_SERVER . '/myown/');
define('DIR_INCLUDES', DIR_SITE . '/includes/');

notice the first forward slash, which relates to root...
you may have to use /myown/includes/ (not sure your exact directory layout)

See if you get the same error...

November 28th, 2003, 09:09 PM

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Yes, that gives me the same error (except I get double forward slashes now).
Here are the first few lines of definitions.php:

PHP Code:


		
			
 define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://pouggey/');

define('DIR_SITE', HTTP_SERVER . '/myown/');

define('DIR_INCLUDES', DIR_SITE . '/includes/');

define('DIR_STYLES', DIR_SITE . '/styles');

define('DIR_CSS', DIR_STYLES . '/stylesheets/');

Then I call the includes like this:

PHP Code:


		
			
<?php

require('includes/definitions.php');

require(DIR_INCLUDES . 'db.php');

..etc...

?>

So now my error message is:
Failed opening required 'http://pouggey//myown//includes/db.php

It works when I use it like this:

PHP Code:


		
			
<link href="' . DIR_CSS . 'style001.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet">

(note the " ' . " before the "DIR_CSS".)

How can I get around this please?

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UPDATE:
I have uploaded some of the files to my Web Host, just to see what happens on a Linux server (I currently run WinNT at home).
There I get this error message:

Quote:

Warning: main(): stream does not support seeking in /home/path/to/myown/step1.php on line 3

Line 3:--> require(DIR_INCLUDES . 'db.php');

December 14th, 2003, 04:44 PM

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It looks like the a bug which was in PHP.

us @include instead of include and see what happens.

http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=24053

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