On how to use php_include_start with Portals

[kall]

Ok, so I have something that needs to be called in my php include start template.

The instructions say to use: require_once("./includes/the_file_to_be_included.php");

That won't work on any page outside the /forums/ directory/subdomain, correct?

My answer was to use:
require_once("http://forums.nzboards.com/includes/the_file_to_be_included.php");

Does/will that cause problems at all?

The same question applies to include("./include/the_file_to_be_included.php"");
include("http://forums.nzboards.com/includes/the_file_to_be_included.php");

[Guy G]

Ok, so I have something that needs to be called in my php include start template.

The instructions say to use: require_once("./includes/the_file_to_be_included.php");

That won't work on any page outside the /forums/ directory/subdomain, correct?

My answer was to use:
require_once("http://forums.nzboards.com/includes/the_file_to_be_included.php");

Does/will that cause problems at all?

The same question applies to include("./include/the_file_to_be_included.php"");
include("http://forums.nzboards.com/includes/the_file_to_be_included.php");
i dont think it will work just because if it would than i could do anything i want to any script on the web.... i just include some php file that contains login details and pass queries...

sees logical to think like that but i may be wrong.

[sabret00the]

i would suggest using your full path rather than the url

[kall]

i would suggest using your full path rather than the url
a-la: include("/home/nzboards/public_html/forums/includes/the_file_to_be_included.php");?

Does that also apply to require_once? Is there any difference?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Yes that aplies everywhere. Problems come if the included file again include other files. If those are not called with a full path then you have a problem.