relative path in require once doesn t work

Question

I have the following structure   otsg   gt  class     gt  authentication php     gt  database php     gt  user php   gt  include     gt  config inc php     gt  encryption php     gt  include php     gt  session php   gt  index php   gt  registration php   include php file has the following   ini set  display errors   1   error reporting E ALL    ini set  include path  ini get  include path      Applications MAMP htdocs otsg      require once  config inc php   require once     class database php   require once     class user php   require once  encryption php   require once  session php   require once     class authentication php     and in the index php page I had included  require once  include include php     When I open the page index php I get the following warning and fatal error  I don t understand what causes this error  When I gave the absolute path it works  But absolute path is not a good idea i believe   Warning  require once    class database php   function require-once   failed to open stream  No such file or directory in  Applications MAMP htdocs otsg include include php on line 9  Fatal error  require once    function require   Failed opening required     class database php   include path     Applications MAMP bin php5 3 lib php  Applications MAMP htdocs otsg include     in  Applications MAMP htdocs otsg include include php on line 9   Thanks in advance

User · Accepted Answer

Use     DIR     to get the current path of the script and this should fix your  problem   So   require once   DIR        class user php      This will prevent cases where you can run a PHP script from a different folder and therefore the relatives paths will not work   Edit  slash problem fixed

User · Answer

In my case it doesn t work  even with   DIR   or getcwd   it keeps picking the wrong path  I solved by defining a costant in every file I need with the absolute base path of the project   if  defined  THISBASEPATH     define  THISBASEPATH     mypath       require once THISBASEPATH  cache crud php     every other require once you need     I have MAMP with php 5 4 10 and my folder hierarchy is basilar    q php  w php  e php  r php  cache a php  cache b php  setting a php  setting b php

User · Answer

for php version 5 2 17   DIR   will not work it will only works with php 5 3   But for older version of php  dirname   FILE    perfectly  For example write like this   require once dirname   FILE        db config php

User · Answer

I just came across this same problem  where it was all working fine  up until the point I had an includes within another includes   require once     script pdocrud php      This worked fine up until I had an includes within another includes  then I got this error  Fatal error  require once    function require   Failed opening required     script pdocrud php   include path     opt php52 lib php     Solution 1   undesired hardcoding of my public html folder name  but it works    require once   SERVER  DOCUMENT ROOT       orders simplystyles com script pdocrud php     Solution 2   undesired comment above about DIR only working since php 5 3  but it works    require once   DIR         script pdocrud php     Solution 3   I can t see any downsides  and it works perfectly in my php 5 3    require once dirname   FILE          script pdocrud php

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