php Scripts and sub-domains

Patrickof · 18-01-2013 04:43PM #1

Hi,

I've setup a subdomain on my web server (hosted solution).

So now I log into (and ftp to) sub.mydomain.ie rather than mydomain.ie.

And this presents me with the folder at mydomain.ie/sub as my new root folder.

The problem occurs when I try to include_once or require_once some of the php include files (e.g. require_once 'Mail.php';).

I get an error saying that the script cannot open the Mail.php file as it can't find it.

Is there a way to force the path to see the folder structure "above" the subdomain, so that it can see the /php directory?

(The /php folder is located alongside the /public_html folder in my domain root folder)

Paddy

iFergal · 18-01-2013 07:05PM

To go to the parent directory, put ../ before your path. Every two dots indicates the next parent directory. In your case I believe you'd use ../php/Mail.php.

Patrickof · 18-01-2013 08:22PM

iFergal wrote: »

To go to the parent directory, put ../ before your path. Every two dots indicates the next parent directory. In your case I believe you'd use ../php/Mail.php.

Nope, the subdomain is a root in its own right, there is no .. folder for it to go back up to. It sees mydomain.com/sub as the root.

Which is the problem.

iFergal · 18-01-2013 08:38PM

Hmm, have you tried using an absolute path instead?

t1mm · 20-01-2013 02:35AM

Can you setup a symbolic link (basically a shortcut) to .. ? For example:

site.com

subdomain1
- rootlink (symlink to "site.com" folder)
- myfile.php
mail.php

So myfile.php at subdomain1.site.com could use mail.php by doing the following:

<?php include('rootlink/mail.php'); ?>

I might have explained it badly, but hopefully it'll help

fcrossen · 21-01-2013 02:46PM

If the 2 hosting account logins (usernames) are different, it is likely that one user cannot access the files belonging to the other user.

It could be a permissions error.

Patrickof · 25-01-2013 12:58PM

D'oh turned out to be a PEAR installations issue.

Mail.php and Mailmime.php hadn't installed correctly.

Works fine once uninstalled and reinstalled.

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