include php linking not working [ localhost ] php

Question

I cant seem to make include to work in php

i'm trying to define a function in test.php

and i'm trying to link it to another file out side the test.php file directory what i tried so far is :

include ('../functions.php');  // Doesn't work

error message undefined -- functionname(); in test.php

include ('Doc\somethings\functions.php');  // Doesn't work

What worked for me is putting the whole link to define the functions ! ==>

includes ('F:\JF2\993\Doc\somethings\functions.php') // working but not Ideal ]

I read some devs have the same issue , they told them use this

include ($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "../../functions.php");

*Or Try to locate the file path using* 

echo $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];  // [ This Shows the root file path and it's not ideal for me ]

Output

F:\JF2\993\Doc\

am i missing something ?

test.php location

F:\JF2\993\Doc\somethings\scripts\test.php

functions.php location

F:\JF2\993\Doc\somethings\functions.php

additional info :-

Php 7.4

( i need to define a function from a file so i dont have to rewrite it again and again )

i added the file file in ../functions.php -- ../../functions.php , it didn't work — Somerandomdevo
– Somerandomdevo, Commented Oct 18, 2020 at 18:19
You are including functions.php inside another file What is the path to functions.php and the path to the file it contained in? — Wassim Al Ahmad
– Wassim Al Ahmad, Commented Oct 18, 2020 at 18:33
the include function is in :: F:\JF2\993\Doc\somethings\scripts\test.php , but the functions commands it's on functions.php — Somerandomdevo
– Somerandomdevo, Commented Oct 18, 2020 at 18:36

Wassim Al Ahmad · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-18 18:45:00Z

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Php call and include functions

require_once '../functions.php';

include '../functions.php';

require '../functions.php';

header("Location: ../functions.php");

try this

answered Oct 18, 2020 at 18:45

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Somerandomdevo Over a year ago

Thanks but still for somereson includes isn't defining the file outside the directory it's only defining the file that on the same directory path

Dorvalla · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-18 19:44:41Z

My solution is simply define a global that is my base path url, from there on out, i run it like this

if(defined('BASE_PATH')) {

    if(is_file(BASE_PATH.'/core/db/db-config.php')){
    
        require_once (BASE_PATH.'/core/func/system.php');
    
        require_once (BASE_PATH.'/core/db/db.php');
        
        require_once (BASE_PATH.'/core/func/form.php');

    }

}

for the definition of the basepath, i run as first command in my index.php the following

if(!defined('BASE_PATH')) {

    define( 'BASE_PATH',  __DIR__);

}

I do have a fallback that if the defined path is not made (when i go outside of the system to do for instance ajax calls), i add a variable to the session to actually catch that as well.

Why do i do this? Because i prefer to see the full path, and I have no intention on figuring out how many directories i have to step out in order to find what i am looking for. This is also a way to look at it.

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