Include Path

Often times you need to use the complete include path, not just the relative path. You can discover the complete include path, even if you are on a shared host, by examining the $_SERVER array. The SCRIPT_FILENAME value is the complete path to the file that is calling it. So an easy way to see what the full path to a file is to put this line of code at the top of a file:

Now you know the complete path to where you are working with the files at. You can use the base include path in your classes or whatever.