Preserved Topic: Dumb PHP configuration question. (Page 1 of 1)

Can additional paths be added to the PHP include path and if so what's the syntax? I wanna know if I can ask my sysadmin to do this because I don't have write access to the existing include path, but I have a library that I want to use in many of my scripts. I could just ask him to install the library, but it's not really debugged yet and I may need to add to it. thanks in advance.

-jiblet

In PHP3, you set the include_path variable in php.ini (location varies by platform). And it is set like any path variable. Dunno about PHP4, but I bet it's the same.

Libraries rock. When you write them yourself that is.

Why is it a big deal? Are you trying to use auto_prepend_file or auto_append_file? You still have to include the library explicitly, all the path gets you is the ability to shorten the argument you give to include() or require().

I am pretty sure you can set multiple values in the include_path for php 3 and 4...i belive you set it similar to this (in php.ini):

UNIX: "/path1:/path2"
Windows: "\path1;\path2"

If you are writing code that is to be included or required, don't you think that you should have write access to the include_path directory?

~Age doesn't always bring wisdom. Sometimes age comes alone.~

I just don't see a huge win with
include("bozolib.inc");
versus
include("/home/linear/lib/bozolib.inc");
in most cases. If you screw up the include path, bad stuff can happen. If I was your hosting provider, I'd tell you to get bent. If I was a nice hosting provider i'd consider your request, but only if you had a really good reason, like using auto_prepend_file in a large site, or using PHPlib (where other users might reasonably want it). Your own libraries belong beneath your $HOME.

Heh, well, u are right. The thing is I don't have a hosting provider. I have my own personal linux server with my own personal tech guy running it. N E Wayz, it was a silly thing to want, there's only maybe 10-20 pages where this will be included.

-jiblet