Re: [TCLUG:10164] PHP and apache alias

[Clay Fandre <cfandre@maddog.mn-linux.org>]

Amy Tebbe wrote:
> 
> I'm having trouble using an apache alias in a php include statement.
> Example:
> 
> I have an apache alias named /templates like so: (in .conf file)
> 
> Alias /templates /usr/httpd/virtual/www.site.com/html/templates/
> 
> If I do
> 
>         include("/templates/blah.php3");
> 
> it can't find the file
> 
> If I use relative path, like:
> 
>         include("../templates/blah.php3");
> 
> it works.
> 

PHP include (and require) uses the UNIX filesystem, so you would need to
use the full path of the file.
	include("/home/httpd/html/templates/blah.php3");

or whatever. It is processed before it is sent to the web browser.

> Note also, that I can use the /templates in an <a href> and it works fine so
> this seems to be a php include issue.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks!
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