Can't include files in command line php

PHP
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I’m migrating to a new server (from php4 to php 5) and I’m finding that scripts run from command line (or cron) can’t access files in the include path.
They run fine if I access the php script via a browser, but when I try to run via command line eg
php /path_to_script/scriptname.php

I get the warning
Warning: include(my_include.php): failed to open stream: Operation not permitted in /path_to_script/scriptname.php

Any ideas? Is this a quirk of php 5, some other config of the new server?

2

It’s probably an include_path problem. You may need to include the current working directory in the include_path.

3

Cheers. But the current directory is already included in the include path:
include_path = ‘.:/where_my_includes_are’

I ran a script, via command line, which outputs the ini settings available to the script, and it does have the right include path, but for some reason it is being denied.

4

Sounds like safe_mode. Try turning it off in php.ini (There is a separate one for web and cli)

5

Safe mode is off. I think we’ve fixed it though.
I’d set a directory in open_basedir. We removed it. All ok now. Strange stuff.
Thanks for the replies though.

6

Ah … For some reason I collated open_basedir with safe_mode.

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From the php.ini:

This directive is NOT affected by whether Safe Mode is turned On or Off.