We can find absolute path in different ways on a web server using PHP, I am showing some of that practices here
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echo realpath(dirname(__FILE__)); // realpath() , This function removes all symbolic path and returns the absolute path name , this function return false an failure //dirname() , Returns the parent directory path // __FILE__ ,The full path and file name of the file |
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echo getcwd(); //getcwd(), function get the current working directory , returns true on success return false on failure |
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print_r($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']); //$_SERVER is an array with headers,path,script location information. //$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] , returns the current executing script directory |
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// absolute path with file name echo $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']; |
The description of the functions used in this tutorial are as follows
realpath() , This function removes all symbolic path and returns the absolute path name , this function return false an failure
dirname() , Returns the parent directory path
getcwd(), function get the current working directory , returns true on success return flase on failure
$_SERVER is an array with headers,path,script location information.
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I am Arjun from Hyderabad (India). I have been working as a software engineer from the last 7+ years, and it is my passion to learn new things and implement them as a practice. Aside from work, I like gardening and spending time with pets.
