php require files

[risklynx]

I just installed PHP 4 and PHP 5 on my server. I am trying to run a require format to include different files on a web page. For example:

<?php require("inc/topnav.php");?>

It works on my old server, but not on my new server. Is there something I need to do to get this to work properly that I am missing?

Thanks!

RISKLYNX

[jasonahoule]

Are you sure you have the correct path to the file? Try using an absolute path like require($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/inc/topnav.php')

[risklynx]

I tried this absolute path and it still didn't work:

<?php require($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/inc/topnav.php');?>

[jasonahoule]

Is the "inc" directory in the root directory?

[risklynx]

The inc file is just a subfile on the domain. Not sure if it's in the root or not.

[GavinPearce]

So you have the PHP <?php require("inc/topnav.php");?> in a file in a folder.

Then you have in that folder a folder called inc and inside inc is a file called topnav.php

Is that correct?

[jasonahoule]

Yeah, it definitely sounds like a problem with the path. Say you have your include in file.php, your directory structure should look like this.

/document root
file.php
/inc
topnav.php