php.ini include_path setting

**lveale** · Sep 25, 2001 23:11

Help needed urgently!!

I'm trying to set the include_path setting in php.ini I've tried setting it to
[list=1]
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\includes\
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\includes
\inetpub\wwwroot\includes
\inetpub\wwwroot\includes\[/list=1]

My understanding is that when I use

include("filename.php")

PHP automatically looks in the directory I specify for filename.php. Is this correct?

I'm getting the following error:
Warning: Failed opening 'header.php' for inclusion (include_path='c:\inetpub\wwwroot\includes\;') in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\main\business.php on line 2

Any ideas or tips?

ta

**freakysid** · Sep 25, 2001 23:34

First, place a ":" (colon) between each of the paths -
as the delimiting token, to seperate the paths. Actually, hold on, it must be another character for dos systems because the ":" is used in the path. Right, I've just looked at the documentation in php.ini and it says to use a semi-colon (";").

Secondly, as far as I can tell, the string needs to be all on one line. I would love to know if there is a way that you can signify that the next line continues the last in the php.ini file. However, I have tried a couple of the common ways of doing this and they did not work (whitespace at begining of next line, or a "/" at the end of the previous line). No luck there.

Third wrap the string in quotes.

include_path = "c:\path;c:\another\path"

**lveale** · Sep 25, 2001 23:38

freakysid, soory for not being clearer. I have followed the documentation but still no joy.

Here's the line in question from php.ini:

include_path = ".;c:inetpub\wwwroot\includes"

Tried aload of variations for the second path, but no joy

ps also a bum in sydney

**mr_than** · Sep 25, 2001 23:50

I know it says to put \'s in windows, but try using /'s in the directory path and see what happens, I am using mine this way cause it didn't seem to work the other way:

c:/inetpub/wwwroot/includes