php include virtual path

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In my live site I have php include() and require() that have full path such as: /www/mysite.com/webapps/mmh/head.php or /www/mysite.com/webapps/ROOT/zip/BoundaryWizard.php

Now, I want to do some local development on my windows machine (Xampp), so obviously none of those path work.

Is there a way to tweak the apache or php settings to dynamically translate say /www/mysite.com/webapps/mmh/ to c:\xamp\mysite\some_other_arbitrary_folder ?

I assume the best way would be to have used relative paths is the first place, but this is legacy code, could take a while to fix ...

Not an answer, but in the future consider defining a ROOT_PATH constant to avoid these kinds of issues. — Mike B
– Mike B, Commented Oct 28, 2009 at 19:06

inerte · Accepted Answer · 2009-10-28 19:10:27Z

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The right answer here (sorry) is that you should fix it. Have a common file where you declare a variable/contanst which is used to specify the path.

C'mon, it's not that hard. sed or any semi-good IDE will make changing a string on a bunch of files an easy task.

answered Oct 28, 2009 at 19:10

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user191363 · Accepted Answer · 2009-10-28 19:08:16Z

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You should define() your application path and then use find and replace in a text editor, most editors have that feature.

answered Oct 28, 2009 at 19:08

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Kwebble Over a year ago

This means the code running in the development environment can't run unmodified in production, or test etc., environment. Better keep your code working in each environment and use a single configuration file to put these settings, plus things like database connection parameters etc.

Azeem.Butt · Accepted Answer · 2009-10-28 19:06:15Z

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If you don't want to change your code then create those directories.

You're in trouble if you ever have to switch hosts, so I'd recommend changing the code.

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Dave Vogt · Accepted Answer · 2009-10-28 19:06:38Z

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I'd think that a search/replace wouldn't hurt too much in this case, as it's not difficult.

The other thing you could do is to move your DocumentRoot so that it's at C:\www\mysite.com...

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Eineki · Accepted Answer · 2009-10-28 19:07:24Z

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Maybe is not the best solution but for a not so clever solution you can use a simlink (I don't know how it is called in windows systems, maybe just links?).

answered Oct 28, 2009 at 19:07

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