Dir in forum directory (getting global.php stuff)

[Dean C]

If i have a directory in my forum directory like so:

forums/mydir

And i want to include global.php from the forums directory and use its values in my index.php in mydir what code do I use. I've tried using chdir but to no effect.

Any ideas on how I can get it ?

- miSt

[filburt1]

PHP Code:

require("../global.php"); 


[Dean C]

PHP Code:

<?php

error_reporting(7);
require("../global.php");

echo $bburl;

?>

That's all my code just for testing purposes at the moment but it's just displaying a blank page

[Gavin B.]

Does that give you an error? It should if it can't include it (may have to comment out the error reporting line to see)...

Perhaps ../forum/config.php ? if not... you may need to use the real path - ie /home/users/public_html/forum/

[assassingod]

Using the full path wont work, i've tried it (many times)

[filburt1]

Try combinations of chdir'ing and then require'ing.

[SmEdD]

/forums/mydir

[Gavin B.]

Yesterday at 11:09 PM assassingod said this in Post #5
Using the full path wont work, i've tried it (many times)

I meant the real server path... not http://www.example.com/forum/config.php because more than likely it will give you a seeking not allowed error in that case

[Dean C]

Make a directory in your forums directory called 'moo'.

Then upload this as your index.php file:

PHP Code:

<?php 

error_reporting(7); 
require("../global.php"); 

echo $bburl; 

?>

$bburl being a global variable should be outputted to the page...

I see nothing

[Gavin B.]

Ah I see what it's doing. It is trying to include ./admin/config.php relative to the /forum/folder/ directory... not sure if I have a solution for that unless you just copy paste the global.php file into your new directory and alter the line where it includes config.php to point.