php configuration

[spt]

I have the following function in a custom 404 page.php

It works fine on my remote host servers Apache but will not work on my local host at all. Identical files etc.

I have tried to find out why - cannot do so?

Most grateful if anyone can help
The problem is the ini_get() function...........

Thanks, Steve

/* Function to check for existence of php page*/

function include_path_file_exists($oldpath)
{
   $paths = explode(":", ini_get("include_path"));
   $result = false;
   while ((!($result)) && (list($key, $val) = each($paths))) {
      $result = file_exists($val . $oldpath);
   }
   return $result;
} 

[redux]

ini_get returns nothing if the relevant value/flag is not set or empty. could the problem be that your local machine's php.ini is different from the one on your server ?

[spt]

Hi, and thanks!

The Localhost version is identical code, and works the same except for this one function - so far.

The 2 PHP versions are probably different though.

Thing is - I have searched the PHP file and cannot see any reference to this function at all.

It's important because the Localhost will be used for off-line demonstrations of an automatic (turnkey) php based system (when done).

Regards, Steve
www.flashability.net
www. film-it.com

[spt]

Thing is - I have searched the PHP file and cannot see any reference to this function at all.

-- sorry I mean I have searched the php.ini file (and related php files).

Steve.

[siteguru]

include_path is easy to find in php.ini - this is what my local php.ini shows ...

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
; Paths and Directories ;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

; UNIX: "/path1:/path2"  
;include_path = ".:/php/includes"
;
; Windows: "\path1;\path2"
include_path = "./;c:/php/includes;c:/inetpub/wwwroot"

It is also easy to see what it is set to by creating and running a page which only has this in it ...

<?php phpinfo() ?>

... include_path appears in the first table.

[firepages]

*NIX uses : as the seperator , windows uses ;

<?
function include_path_file_exists($oldpath) 
{ 
   $sep=(stristr(PHP_OS,'WIN'))?';':':';
   $paths = explode($sep, ini_get("include_path" )); 
   $result = false; 
   while ((!($result)) && (list($key, $val) = each($paths))) { 
      $result = file_exists($val . $oldpath); 
   } 
   return $result; 
} 
?>

[spt]

That helped!
The phpinfo on localhost gives a correct include_path reference to folder /includes

I have looked into it and found it is empty - I assume it should not be empty?

If you have any idea what I should put in it to get the php function ini_get working pls let me know ;-)

But I will investigate further. I am a bit green when it comes to php installation as maybe you can guess!!

Cheers!

[firepages]

crude but would not ...

if(!@include($file)){/*do stuff*/}

be a nice messy alternative ?

[spt]

$paths = explode(":", ini_get($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/includes"));

Thanks guys!

The above works for both local and remote hosts in the original function when replacing "include_path".

Yep I feel happy but humiliated too!

Kind regards, Steve.

[spt]

crude but would not ...

if(!@include($file)){/*do stuff*/}

be a nice messy alternative ?

Hi FIREPAGES!!

I am using your Apache download, the PHP Version is 4.2.3

Didn't realize it was you, so a big thank you!! it works straight off from the start - no probs on Win XP :-)

[Jeff Lange]

ini_get can only get values from the php.ini file... I have no idea what that is doing