php code question?

**Chris_krasnichu** · 12-15-2003, 04:41 PM

Hello,
when you include a file in php,
does ../../ mean one level closer to the main directory?
I'm needing to know this cause it would help me out alot.
thanks in advance.

Chris

**OnlyPhp.Com** · 12-15-2003, 05:57 PM

../ goes one directory down. For example you're in /public_html/yourdir ../ goes one level down do public_html/

../../ goes 2 directories down. For example you're in public_html/yourdir/yourdir2 ../../ goes 2 levels down to public_html/ directory.

**Chris_krasnichu** · 12-15-2003, 06:04 PM

ok...
so would I be abkle to do somthing like this:
directory script is in: public_html/noads/whoa/cheats
directory include file is in: public_html/noads/amember/yeah.php
include line: include "../../amember/yeah.php

Would I be able to do that?

Chris

**WaHoOoO!** · 12-15-2003, 08:07 PM

Exactly.

Another way is to come UP from the root directory.

For example:

Say your file is in public_html/noads/whoa/cheats
And you want to get to public_html/noadss/amember/yeah.php

Assuming your public_html directory is in your root, then /public_html/noads/amember/yeah.php would work instead.

**Chris_krasnichu** · 12-15-2003, 11:51 PM

thanks