Laravel: How to include file from Vendor folder in Laravel

Question

I am trying to include the YouTube Analytics Service of Google but I can not access it through the Vendor folder.

include(app_path.'path/to/analytics/Google_YoutubeAnalyticsService.php')

It is not working, because it defaults to the App folder.

How can I get out of the App folder and into the Vendor folder (where the YouTube Analytics file is at)?

The error is {

include(C:\xampp\htdocs\mysite\app/path/to/analytics/Google_YoutubeAnalyticsService.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory

apparently, using `../` does not work also – rnldpbln Feb 10 '14 at 08:04 — rnldpbln, Feb 10 '14 at 08:04

score 17 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 10 '14 at 08:28

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From where do you want to include that file ?

Place a reference to your file in composer.json autoload object:

"autoload": {
    "files":["your_file_path"]
}

Run composer dumpautoload, and you'll have your file :)

answered Feb 10 '14 at 08:28

Miroslav Trninic

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Thanks! I am including it from `C:\xampp\htdocs\mysite\app\controllers\User\DashboardController.php` then the error thrown is `include(C:\xampp\htdocs\mysite\app/include/config.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory` where do i start to put the link in the autoload->files? – rnldpbln Feb 10 '14 at 08:34
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So include that file with composer - and don't use include. In Laravel all references to classes, files and namespaces are done mostly through composer. – Miroslav Trninic Feb 10 '14 at 09:30
For example, you can include Requests HTTP library (https://github.com/rmccue/Requests) like this: "autoload": { "classmap": [], "files":["vendor/Requests/library/Requests.php"] } – shasi kanth Aug 03 '15 at 11:28
I've included the file in my composed autoload block, Now how to I use the files classes or methods inside of a controller? – Sapnesh Naik May 09 '17 at 05:23
getting "Script Illuminate\Foundation\ComposerScripts::postAutoloadDump handling the post -autoload-dump event terminated with an exception [ErrorException] Undefined index: HTTP_HOST" error. what to do – romal tandel Sep 06 '18 at 05:17

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 24 '17 at 08:52

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Actually you have in the helpers function the path so basically the function base_path give the direction to the root of your project so

echo base_path() . '/vendor';

Should be the route to your vendor folder.

You can se all the documentation in Helper Functions Laravel

Be sure that you are seeing the documentation of the laravel version that you are using (I put the link for the 4.2 version).

answered Mar 24 '17 at 08:52

rebduvid

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Better is `base_path('vendor')` – dtbarne Sep 26 '18 at 21:26

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 07 '19 at 01:53

This question was asked a long time ago and the answers reflect that. Most the time now all you need to do is import it using the "use" statement if you installed it with composer. Composer will already reference all the important directories.

It should be something like this, but it will vary depending on the project.

use FolderNameUsuallyGitHubUserName\ClassNameorGitHubProjectName\Class;

That could include a base class as well as some exception classes.

use FolderNameUsuallyGitHubUserName\ClassNameorGitHubProjectName\ClassException;

Usually most packages if compliant with modern composer and php standards work in this fashion.

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