root path doesn't work with php include

Question

/ in the beginning of a link to get to the root folder doesn't work in php include.

for example "/example/example.php"

What is the solution?

Answer 1

I'm assuming by root folder you mean your web document root, rather than filesystem root.

To that end, you can either

• add the web root folder to the include path, and include('example/example.php')
• or you can include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/example/example.php')