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I have this testing code in "PAGE A":

<?php
require_once('../mysite/php/classes/eventManager.php');
$x=new EventManager();
$y=$x->loadNumbers();
?>

"eventManager.php" has inside a require_once:

<?php
require_once('../includes/dbconn.inc');
class EventManager {...}
?>

My folders structure is this:

mysite/php/classes folder and includes folder

If i test PAGE A in a browser i receive:

Warning: require_once(../includes/dbconn.inc) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\wamp\www\mysite\php\classes\eventManager.php on line 3

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '../includes/dbconn.inc' (include_path='.;C:\php5\pear') in C:\wamp\www\mysite\php\classes\eventManager.php on line 3

where is the error?

Thanks Luca

DamiToma
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luca
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5 Answers5

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The error pretty much explains what the problem is: you are trying to include a file that is not there.

Try to use the full path to the file, using realpath(), and use dirname(__FILE__) to get your current directory:

require_once(realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../includes/dbconn.inc'));
Aron Rotteveel
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  • Just a note for Windows users: I had to change the solution above to require_once(realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'util.php')); This will also work in Linux as well. – carlosrafaelgn Jun 16 '20 at 12:01
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You will need to link to the file relative to the file that includes eventManager.php (Page A)

Change your code from
require_once('../includes/dbconn.inc');

To
require_once('../mysite/php/includes/dbconn.inc');

Michiel Pater
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this will work as well

 require_once(realpath($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]) .'/mysite/php/includes/dbconn.inc');
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set_include_path(get_include_path() . $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/mysite/php/includes/");

Also this can help.See set_include_path()

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It says that the file C:\wamp\www\mysite\php\includes\dbconn.inc doesn't exist, so the error is, you're missing the file.

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    it exists cause in dreamweaver is already linked to eventManager!! – luca Feb 25 '11 at 11:14
  • Have you actually seen the file? Can you find it? If you open your text editor, select 'open file', and type in `C:\wamp\www\mysite\php\includes\dbconn.inc`, what does it say? file not found? Bingo. – Benubird Feb 25 '11 at 14:08
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    @benubird : i have same problem, and i check file still exist in path. what the problem that make that? i confusing – AsepRoro Oct 11 '13 at 03:14