Hi; On Wed, 2007-05-23 at 11:50 -0400, Bill Strosberg wrote: > William Case wrote: > > Hi; [snip] > > > Includes in PHP are defined in the php.ini file. If the include > definition does not contain ":.:" somewhere in the include path locally > referenced includes (i.e. ../includes etc.) will not work as PHP will > not check places relevent to the current working directory. Check in > your system's php.ini file. > > Reading the fine manuals instead of asking the list for well documented > items is very polite too. It's been a couple of years now that you've > been at this - your "newbie" mystique is fading. Most of us have spent > years reading (and writing) documentation, although helping _new_ folks > is part of the culture, at some point everyone is expected to start > giving back (or at least stop taking). > Just to set the record straight. I never ask a question without having googled first, reading man and info pages and/or manuals when available. In this case, before I took on the new task (new for me) I read and experimented with the PHP tutorial on php.net. There was no mention of php.ini and special instructions for includes. One of the reasons I asked was that I naturally assumed the path commands worked universally in Linux. I would never have thought the problem was with 'includes'. I have always appreciated the help I have been given by OCLUG. The reason I agreed to learn how to assist maintaining the OCLUG web site was an effort at payback. > Googling for: > > PHP include file not found > Yes, I just tried it. It worked. I would never have thought of posing that question that way on my own. That is why I wrote such a long winded post in the first place. > will result in good answers without crusty responses. > If your opinion concerning my questions represents a general consensus, I will go elsewhere. As for responding to other peoples questions, I do and have on other mailing lists. I read the OCLUG lists every day and I have never felt qualified, yet, to respond to questions posed by OCLUG members. I am sorry Bill, but my life's work has always involved asking questions. It is the only way I know how to do it. If my posts annoy you, I suggest you ignore them. That, however, would be a shame because I remember you were the first to give me extensive help when I started 2 1/2 -3 years ago. -- Regards Bill