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PHP Enhancing a Simple PHP Application Cleaning URLs with Subfolders Server Paths and Constants

Shen JIE LIN
Shen JIE LIN
10,612 Points
Posted by Shen JIE LIN
Shen JIE LIN
10,612 Points

Challenge on Cleaning URLs with Subfolders

Question: There is a file located at htdocs/config/company.php on the server. We need to include that file to get access to some of information about the company. At the very top of the file below, before any of the HTML, include that company.php file using a relative server path.

My Answer <?php require_once($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/config/company.php"); ?>

Please help

I have also tried

<?php include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/config/company.php"); ?>

4 Answers

James Gill
James Gill
Courses Plus Student 34,936 Points

Shen:

<?php require_once($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "../../config/company.php"); ?>
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MUZ140603 Killion Machimbidzofa
MUZ140603 Killion Machimbidzofa
6,318 Points

<?php require_once($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "../../config/company.php"); ?>

MUZ140603 Killion Machimbidzofa
MUZ140603 Killion Machimbidzofa
6,318 Points
MUZ140603 Killion Machimbidzofa
MUZ140603 Killion Machimbidzofa
6,318 Points

i cant get thru

William J. Terrell
William J. Terrell
17,403 Points

This is the code that I used:

<?php include($_SERVER_ROOT . "config/company.php" ); ?>

Although, I just noticed, $_SERVER_ROOT is never mentioned in the video. In the video, they use $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"], so I don't know if my solution is actually correct, or if I just found a loop-hole ^^:

Jimmy Maurice
Jimmy Maurice
9,379 Points
Jimmy Maurice
Jimmy Maurice
9,379 Points

@William J.Terrell, your solution is correct but i don't understand why.. Like you said, it was never mentioned in the video. What is the difference with $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] For me there is a bug somewhere. It is illogical. Anyway thanks for the solution !