Re: [PHP] Re: Accessing Files Outside the Web Root - ProgressReport 1

On 3/14/2013 3:44 PM, Dale H. Cook wrote:
> At 01:26 PM 3/14/2013, Jim Giner wrote:
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>> I don't think you ever want the filename buried in the web page.
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> Why not? The file itself is outside the root. In any case the finished product will use tokens instead of filenames. While I am working out the bugs it is easier to use filenames. I use an incremental approach to programming (and have used that approach ever since I moved from batch programming to time-shared terminals over 40 years ago).
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>> Plus - easy way to specify a path outside of your webroot:
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> That is precisely what I indicated that I was doing, using &_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"], and then using truncation and concatenation.
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> Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS and MA Society of Mayflower Descendants;
> Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project
> Administrator of http://plymouthcolony.net
>
the ../ method alleviates the need to identify and truncate.  Simpler 
that's all.

As for the filename - you're saying that your html page is outside the 
web root?  Guess I'm not getting you, cause I didn't think you could do 
that.