Re: [PHP] storing inc.php outside doc root/security/includes

I know how it works, I just want to know the error (or warning you get) example: *Warning*: Failed opening ... for inclusion (include_path='.:/php/includes:/usr/share/php') in */var/www/... *on line ... Also check if your $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] really corresponds to real filesystem path,

[PHP] storing inc.php outside doc root/security/includes

this is how it is done: include ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/../sensitivedata.inc.php'); explanation: suppose i have a file: www.mydomain.com/file.php on the server it could be : /home/sites/site168/web/file.php this file wants to include a file with sensitive data, (or just download some other