Fatal error on require once()

Question

I'm trying to build myself a website using PHP and MySQL. I get the below error:

Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required '/home/konjam /public_html/demo/cp/db.php' (include_path='.:/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles /lib/php') in /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/KD/demo/cat_details.php on line 5

Here's my code for the line where it says this specific error:

<?php
ob_start();
session_start();
require_once("conf.php");
require_once("db.php");
$db = new db();
?>

Any help guys?

Are you sure the `db.conf` file is within same location as file script? — marian0, Jan 29 '15 at 11:41
use absolute paths for require include etc or take sure, that include_path is in your sens — donald123, Jan 29 '15 at 11:41
See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7835948/include-once-relative-path-in-php/7836018#7836018 for a similar question, complete with answers. — CD001, Jan 29 '15 at 11:43
possible duplicate of [PHP Fatal Error Failed opening required File](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5364233/php-fatal-error-failed-opening-required-file) — IMSoP, Jan 29 '15 at 11:43
@donald123: So I should replay require_once with include_path? — user2295392, Jan 29 '15 at 11:44
I tried require_once(CP.'db.php'); and it still didn't work. I put the db.php file in a folder called cp. — user2295392, Jan 29 '15 at 11:48

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 29 '15 at 11:43

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Maybe it'll surprise you but there is no /home/konjam/public_html/demo/cp/db.php file and PHP can't include it in your code.

Make sure you specify correct path to that file (maybe use dirname(__FILE__) and relative path?) and that PHP have rights to read it.

answered Jan 29 '15 at 11:43

Elon Than

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`__DIR__` works as well as `dirname(__FILE__)` unless you're on a really old version of PHP – CD001 Jan 29 '15 at 11:43
@CD001: yep, I really don't know why I'm still using `dirname(__FILE__)`.. ;) – Elon Than Jan 29 '15 at 11:47
@ElonThan I tried require_once(CP.'db.php'); and it still didn't work. I put the db.php file in a folder called cp. – user2295392 Jan 29 '15 at 11:49

andrei.mihail.nicolae · Answer 2 · 2015-01-29T11:55:43.837

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the application is taken from a linux machine and put on a windows machine, in XAMPP. you have to search for all "/home/konjam/public_html" strings in your project folder in xampp and modify the references properly, from linux to windows. It would be best to work with relative paths.

edited Jan 29 '15 at 11:55

answered Jan 29 '15 at 11:50

andrei.mihail.nicolae

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Just changing the PHP include_path setting would *probably* sort it in this instance. – CD001 Jan 29 '15 at 11:52

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