I keep getting this php error. Please help I can't seem to figure it out

Hey Paul Braden,

As Cole Jackowski pointed out, it might have something to do with the web server you're running on your local machine. Depending on how you have your server configured, you might need to use backslashes (\) instead of forward slashes ('/') in your paths.

It's a pain in the rear, sometimes working between platforms, so it might help to check out the DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR constant in the php documentation on Predefined Constants.

Best,

J.T. Gralka

This means that the file you tried to include() wasn't found. Perhaps because you didn't put the filename string in quotes? Could depend on your system and configuration. Can you post a more full code snippet?

no they are in quotes

A quick look at http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php shows include used without parentheses, as in include 'file.php';. Have you run it that way? Again, a code snippet might help.

Do you have an 'inc' folder with 'header.php' in it?

<?php include("inc/header.php"); ?>

In other words its saying you aren't pointing directly to it.

Do you have the include for the header and footer in there more than once? Do you have the code from the include file also in your index file as well? If not it shouldn't be happening.

Without seeing all of it, that's what I can think of. Try <?php include once(); ?> instead of just the include