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May 21.2008

Hi I have to get the path of a directory so that I can set up a scheduled task. Ive done multiple searches on this and the following does not work.

[code=php]str_replace(basename($_SERVER[‘PHP_SELF’]), ”, $_SERVER[‘PHP_SELF’]); [/code]

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@ChazzlMay 21.2008 — Try this... you might need to switch the slash marks around depending on your server platform (Windows, Linux).
[code=php]<?php
function getFileDirectory(){
$aryPath = explode('\', __FILE__);
array_pop($aryPath);
return implode('\', $aryPath);
}
?>[/code]

OR

[code=php]<?php
function getFileDirectory(){
$aryPath = explode('\', $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']);
array_pop($aryPath);
return implode('\', $aryPath);
}
?>[/code]
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@cs3mwauthorMay 21.2008 — Unfortunately that doesnt work. What Im after is the long directory i.e. somethin similar to usr/bin/ etc
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@ChazzlMay 21.2008 — Check your [i]phpinfo();[/i] for possibilities?
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@cs3mwauthorMay 21.2008 — Yeah thats seems to have the information. Do you kn ow whether it is the

_SERVER["PATH_TRANSLATED"] which I am after? Unfortunately thats not working however knowing my server :mad: it will be the servers fault which is not running scheduled tasks.
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@ChazzlMay 21.2008 — If it has the path you need, that will work. Shouldn't change unless the server changes on occasion.

Test the file path with [i]file_exists()[/i]... if successful then it could be the scheduled task failing?
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@NogDogMay 22.2008 — Is this what you mean?
[code=php]
echo dirname($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']);
[/code]
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