Currently on my site I'm using statements like:
include 'head.php';
include '../head.php';
include '../../head.php';
depending on how many nested folders deep I am. I'm sure there is a better way to do this.
I'm convinced .htaccess is the solution, but I'm not sure how to go about implementing it. If I insert:
php_value include_path "public/html/root"
... I lose the rest of my paths ( /usr/lib/php , etc). I naively tried:
php_value include_path $include_path . "(path)"
but of course this didn't work. How could I prepend or append a single path to this list with .htaccess ?
Source: Tips4all, CCNA FINAL EXAM
If you can't edit the php.ini file itself, you could add
ReplyDeleteset_include_path(get_include_path() . PATH_SEPARATOR . $path_to_add);
before your include statements.
However if you find yourself having include or require troubles, it is probably a code smell. The best solution would be a good object-oriented design with a good __autoload function.
Create in the sub-sub-directory a file .htaccess with the contents
ReplyDeletephp_value include_path '../../includes'
or whatever include_path is right for that directory.
Advantages:
No ugly hack with multiple includes with different depth. Just include 'head.php'.
No dependency on editing php.ini.
No need to use set_include_path() before including.
No dependency on including constants like include INCLUDE_PATH . 'head.php'.
Price to pay:
You litter your sub-sub-directories each with a file .htaccess.