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> Finding Out The Server_root_path?

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> Finding Out The Server_root_path?
edd
post Apr 10 2008, 12:33 PM
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I have been asked to try and fix a friends' website. It just stopped working all of a sudden, no files were changed.

He uses fasthosts shared servers, and I suspect the server details have changed at their end, as his site has a config file setting all the root paths and this would explain why it no longer works.

So, does anyone know how I can find out what the server_root_path would be? It is currently set to something like /home/server/g/domain.com/htdocs

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Marc
post Apr 10 2008, 01:41 PM
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<?php $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']; ?>


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post Apr 11 2008, 03:02 AM
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<?php print getcwd(); ?> will return /path/to/web/folder/on/host/

I think this is what you are after.


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post Apr 11 2008, 03:15 AM
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<?php print getcwd(); ?> will return /path/to/web/folder/on/host/

I think this is what you are after.


Thats the correct function.. smile.gif


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post Apr 11 2008, 10:09 AM
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<?= $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']; ?>

I think some servers may restrict getcwd() because it deals with the file system, but either one of the two should so the trick.

I would contact the host and see if and what they have changed... helps looking for the problems easier!

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