On 20 Jun 2013, at 18:39, Tedd Sperling <t...@sperling.com> wrote:
> Hi gang:
>
> I have a very strange problem.
>
> I can use this statement in one folder:
>
> $fcontents = file('docs/admin-email.txt');
>
> But in a different folder with an exact path having 'docs/admin-email.txt', I
> get:
>
> Warning: file(/docs/admin-email.txt) [function.file]: failed to open stream:
> No such file or directory in <cut> on line 83
>
> This has got me really puzzled.
>
> I have confirmed these are the exact same folders and files, except only in
> two different places on the server. Both are one level down from root.
>
> Any ideas as to what is going on?
>
> Cheers,
>
> tedd
Whatever the reason for this, I'd recommend you always specify a path relative
to the current script.
In PHP 5.3+:
$fcontents = file(__DIR__.'/docs/admin-email.txt');
Prior to 5.3:
$fcontents = file(dirname(__FILE__).'/docs/admin-email.txt');
-Stuart
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