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I want to REQUIRE a footer that exist in another folder.
I tried require "../footer.php",
but this isn't working.
What am I doing wrong?

Are you sure that the footer.php is in the folder you are referencing?

hollyfat:
Are you sure that the footer.php is in the folder you are referencing?

Yes, it is.

branhampaul:
I want to REQUIRE a footer that exist in another folder.
I tried require "../footer.php",
but this isn't working.
What am I doing wrong?

Try require"footer.php"
I guess they are both in the same directory llevel.
A quick boner:
That ../ means hey php go up a directory from this current directory and include a file named footer.php here because it is required. But if the footer.php is in a folder as i assumed possibly in an include directory and at a upper level from where you are including it just do require"../include/footer.php

You are not referencing any folder with that require statement. What's your project structure or better still learn how to autoload ur files.

branhampaul:
I want to REQUIRE a footer that exist in another folder.
I tried require "../footer.php",
but this isn't working.
What am I doing wrong?

Why are you using REQUIRE? instead use include....

You have to show the structure of your folder.
Meanwhile include is what you should use unless your footer file has a method that you have been refering to in some part of your folder.

Show us something

Let me explain something:

+ resources
++ views
+++ header.php
+++ footer.php
+ app
++ template.php
+ index.php

Let us assume you load the index folder, and want to include the app/template.php, here is what most people will do
include "app/template.php"; //relative addressing

Here is what i will do
include __DIR__."/app/template.php"; //absolute addressing

So let us now assume that inside the template.php you wish to include header.php, you best best is this

include __DIR__."/../resources/views/header.php"; //this is absolute addressing still


If you want to include footer.php inside header.php, then is best to do
include __DIR__."/footer.php";

If you follow this guideline, you will get it better.

webapi:
Why are you using REQUIRE? instead use include....

Nope, I prefer REQUIRE, INCLUDE makes the page work even when that code isn't present, this may distort the workflow.

afonja112:
Let me explain something:

+ resources
++ views
+++ header.php
+++ footer.php
+ app
++ template.php
+ index.php

Let us assume you load the index folder, and want to include the app/template.php, here is what most people will do
include "app/template.php"; //relative addressing

Here is what i will do
include __DIR__."/app/template.php"; //absolute addressing

So let us now assume that inside the template.php you wish to include header.php, you best best is this

include __DIR__."/../resources/views/header.php"; //this is absolute addressing still


If you want to include footer.php inside header.php, then is best to do
include __DIR__."/footer.php";

If you follow this guideline, you will get it better.

Nice one

I have built frameworks before, and I know this is the technique used by most frameworks to load stuffs so that you dont enter wahala with require/include things.

Thanks all, I have figured it out.

Very good, how did you do it? So that others can learn.

afonja112:
Very good, how did you do it? So that others can learn.

my original code was correct, I was the one peddling with the wrong PHP file.

Great that you have solved it. I will also use this opportunity to chip in a few things:

1. For developers, try to use simple directory structures.
2. Use simple naming conventions e.g. if you are like me, just name your files with lowercase and be consistent with it. Or name your files with camelCase - and require it that way.

Many developers enter a jam for this, see this:

+ index.php
+ Head.php
+ Foot.php


inside index.php, you now do this
include 'head.php';
include 'foot.php';

This will work on windows and mac, but by the time you get to a live server e.g. linux, you will start getting file not found, and start wondering if it is your village people that are chasing you.

I don wake dey go be that.

afonja112:
Great that you have solved it. I will also use this opportunity to chip in a few things:

1. For developers, try to use simple directory structures.
2. Use simple naming conventions e.g. if you are like me, just name your files with lowercase and be consistent with it. Or name your files with camelCase - and require it that way.

Many developers enter a jam for this, see this:

+ index.php
+ Head.php
+ Foot.php


inside index.php, you now do this
include 'head.php';
include 'foot.php';

This will work on windows and mac, but by the time you get to a live server e.g. linux, you will start getting file not found, and start wondering if it is your village people that are chasing you.

I don wake dey go be that.

NICE ALERT.. .Red flag for the wise. Great info!!!!!!!!