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1. wordman1994
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hello,

   I wish to amend the footer with some information from an include file that I use throughout my website. Not having much luck at the moment.

   I added my include file into the wp-includes folder, then added this bit of code to footer.php:

   <?php include('/blog1/wp-includes/footer_bar.php'); ?>

   Apparently the path is not correct because I get errors. The error says I need this information:

   include_path='.:/usr/services/vux/lib/php'

   So, how do I set the correct path to include my, um, include file?

   PLEASE NOTE: I am KEEPING the WordPress info in the footer!!! Just adding my own site info along side it.

   Any help will be, GREATLY appreciated.

   Sincerely,

   Wordman

2. iridiax
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Put the include files in your theme folder and use this in your theme's footer.php:

   <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/footer_bar.php'); ?>

3. wordman1994
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   iridax,

   THANK YOU!!!

   Sincerely,

   Wordman

4. wptomcat
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Sorry, daft question but I'm looking into this myself. I want to use a server side include myself, but don't see much point if the file to include has to sit within the Wordpress installation directories (thereby creating a second copy of the include file that I then have to remember to keep up to date - hope that makes sense).

   The whole point is I already have files I use as includes on my main site and would like to incorporate these within the blog. So, what would be the correct syntax to point to, say, the root folder - would it be this:

   <?php include('../includefile.php'); ?>

   Based on the assumption that Wordpress sits within it's own directory.

   Or was the answer above saying I would need to put my includes within my WordPress directory and change all the references from other parts of the site point to there?

   Andy

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