PHP include path
Does anyone know the proper syntax for editing the .htaccess file to force PHP to use includes from a different directory?
I'd like to set up a folder to handle all my inluded files in a central location rather than storing them with the .php files. So under my root directory I'd like to have a folder named "includes" that will serve all sub-directories.
I've tried editing the .htaccess file to include lines like:
php3_include_path "/home/username/public_html/includes"
php3_include_path "/home/username/public_html/includes/"
php3_include_path "home/username/public_html/includes"
etc etc with varying syntax on the quotes and slashes, but the includes never appear on the page. Yes, I've checked to make sure that the include files are in the right directory and are referenced correctly in the .php file, so it's not something that simple.
BTW, I have this working fine on my home machine by changing the include path in the php3.ini file, but I just can't make it work on the remote server. Any help would be appreciated.
Anonymous posted this at 00:14 — 23rd January 2000.
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php3_include_path ".:/home/username/public_html/includes/"
I am not positive why the .: is needed, but it is.
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Maverick posted this at 03:08 — 23rd January 2000.
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Thanks Chad. Figured it out ages ago, but I appreciate the reply. Turns out it wasn't working because .php files were not getting parsed, only files names .php3 were working. BTW, the .:/ isn't needed.
php3_include_path "/home/username/public_html/includes/" works just fine without it.
Anonymous posted this at 03:59 — 23rd January 2000.
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Maverick,
I kind of figured you had probably figured it out before now or you would have contacted us.
Not sure if you were trying this on our server, but .php does parse as a PHP file on our servers...
Looks like I need to brush up on what I know about PHP
... I just took the line from php.net and figured it must be needed for something... Eventually, I will actually start reading that stuff so that I know what, if anything, it is really needed for 
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[This message has been edited by Chad Simper (edited 22 January 2000).]
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