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PHP

Posted by iainfriend
iainfriend
4,439 Points

require_once()

I am having problems with require_once() but if I replace with include_once() it then works

require_once('inc/config/php');

my config.php file is

<?php

define("BASE_URL","/");
define("ROOT_PATH", $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT" . "/");

The module I am in is PHP "Enhancing a Simple PHP Application" > Introduction Constants

2 Answers

Richard Duncan
Richard Duncan
5,568 Points

Require means that the script requires the file to function and will throw an error if that file cannot be located.

Include will include the file and attempt to run the code in the script even if that file is not successfully located, hence why the script executes with include and not with require. Have you checked your file path is correct?

iainfriend
iainfriend
4,439 Points
iainfriend
iainfriend
4,439 Points

Thanks Richard. It took sometime but I found the fault.

Ben Goldman
Ben Goldman
14,626 Points

Please share your solution. I am having similar difficulty.

Richard Duncan
Richard Duncan
5,568 Points

Hi Ben Goldman Have you attempted to debug your file path to the required file? What error are you getting?