PHP: require doesn' work

Question

My directory root:

src/ database.php Contact-Controller/ contact.php

contact.php (None of these requires work):

require (__DIR__ . '/src/database.php'); require 'src/database.php'; require './src/database.php';

But on a other file

Directory:

src/ Search-Controller/ offer-count.php

On "offer-count.php" is require 'src/database.php working with no Error 500.

I don't understand, why on some files work require 'src/database.php and on other files not. Where is the error?

Jerodev · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-19 14:34:03Z

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You need to use .. to go to the parent directory of the current directory. So the correct way would be like this:

require '../database.php';

answered Feb 19, 2017 at 14:34

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Not The Real Hemingway Over a year ago

Please, include som explanation of the magic constant __DIR__. Thank you. He will understand why his code was not working and will not make the same mistake again.

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