Referring to Parent Folders

I don't know if this is a PHP config problem, or an Apache 1.3/PHP 4
problem, or what. When I include a script, say 2 folders up in the
structure, I'm having to move up to it instead of skipping to root and
moving down to it. Allow me to clarify, let's say my tree structure looks
like so [brackets indicate folder]:

[doc root]
-----[php]
---------- script.php
---------- [some folder]
--------------- [another folder]
-------------------- current.php

Let's then say that I want to include 'script.php' inside 'current.php'. As
it is now, I'm having to use include('../../script.php'). This is obviously
a nuisance, especially if I want to move things around. Now, I remember in
the past (different server config), using include('/php/script.php') would
work perfectly fine, but it does NOT work now, and I'd love for it to work.
Using /folder/file.ext works in regular HTML so I can only assume it is not
a problem with Apache. So my question is, is this simply a PHP config
problem?

PHP 4.3.4
Apache 1.3.something

Thanks!!!!!

Vinny

"Vinny" <hctimo787@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I don't know if this is a PHP config problem, or an Apache 1.3/PHP 4
> problem, or what. When I include a script, say 2 folders up in the
> structure, I'm having to move up to it instead of skipping to root and
> moving down to it. Allow me to clarify, let's say my tree structure looks
> like so [brackets indicate folder]:
>
> [doc root]
> -----[php]
> ---------- script.php
> ---------- [some folder]
> --------------- [another folder]
> -------------------- current.php
>
> Let's then say that I want to include 'script.php' inside 'current.php'.
As
> it is now, I'm having to use include('../../script.php'). This is
obviously
> a nuisance, especially if I want to move things around. Now, I remember
in
> the past (different server config), using include('/php/script.php') would
> work perfectly fine, but it does NOT work now, and I'd love for it to
work.
> Using /folder/file.ext works in regular HTML so I can only assume it is
not
> a problem with Apache. So my question is, is this simply a PHP config
> problem?
>
> PHP 4.3.4
> Apache 1.3.something
>
> Thanks!!!!!
>
> Vinny
>
>
>

Edit your php.ini file and include any of the folders that you want to
"include" from.

include_path =
..:/usr/local/apache2/:/usr/local/apache2/php::/usr/local/apache2/php/some
folder................