__file__

[L4DD13]

Hi,

Is __FILE__ depreciated?

Am I correct in thinking that it contains the current scripts absolute path and when its dirname(__FILE__) it shows the absolute path to the directory in which the current script is?

Thanks.

[Stormrider]

I don't think it is deprecated... I use dirname(__FILE__) all the time!

[crmalibu]

What makes you think its deprecated?

[Cups]

No, he thinks its depreciated.

like __FILe__ or something, maybe its linked to the UK pound.

[logic_earth]

dirname( __FILE__ ) === __DIR__ in PHP 5.3

[Raju Gautam]

If __FILE__ is meant to be deprecated what would be best alternate of it then?

[L4DD13]

All i asked was whether or not __FILE__ was depreciated.

I asked it because in i've never come across it during my time learning PHP.

[Raju Gautam]

All i asked was whether or not __FILE__ was depreciated.

I asked it because in i've never come across it during my time learning PHP.

Nope, AFAIK, it is not deprecated yet and you can fairly use it.

[Cups]

you might be interested in magic constants then, and core predefined constants, which includes my favourite

PHP_EOL

(PHP End Of Line)

Which puts in the correct EOL for your OS.

echo 'a line' . PHP_EOL ;

I find it far better than "\n"; once I remembered to use it of course.

[Stormrider]

Remember for emails to use \r\n always though. \n is not valid over the SMTP protocol

[L4DD13]

ok, thanks guys.