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1. gmaletic
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   I'm creating a custom theme for my web site, but I want to 'php include' some files that are located outside of my WordPress installation, via an absolute URL.

   When I try this, I get an error:

   <b>Warning</b>:  include() [<a href='function.include'>function.include</a>]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in <b>/home/.pea/gmaletic/tilt-movie.com/blog/wp-content/themes/Tilt/header.php</b> on line <b>28</b><br />
   <br />
   <b>Warning</b>:  include(http://staging.tilt-movie.com/navbar.php) [<a href='function.include'>function.include</a>]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in <b>/home/.pea/gmaletic/tilt-movie.com/blog/wp-content/themes/Tilt/header.php</b> on line <b>28</b><br />
   <br />
   <b>Warning</b>:  include() [<a href='function.include'>function.include</a>]: Failed opening 'http://staging.tilt-movie.com/navbar.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in <b>/home/.pea/gmaletic/tilt-movie.com/blog/wp-content/themes/Tilt/header.php</b> on line <b>28</b><br />

   It seems as if there is some setting I could change that would allow me to include files at arbitrary locations...am I right? How do I do this?

   Thanks very much.

2. haochi
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   You can't include PHP files this way because they are output as HTML rather than PHP code so they won't be treated as PHP codes.

   You probably want to use $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].
   http://php.net/reserved.variables

3. gmaletic
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Let me explain it this way. When I use a line in my page like:

   <?php include("banner.php"); ?>

   ...it works fine. But if I change this line to be:

   <?php include("http://www.Tilt-Movie.com/banner.php"); ?>

   ...it breaks. Is there a way for me to configure my server so this does work?

   Thanks very much.

4. Dion Hulse (@dd32)
   WordPress Dev
   Posted 4 years ago #

   As the error says, You cant include a file via a URL like in your 2nd code example.

   Your best bet is something like this:

   <?php include(ABSPATH . "banner.php"); ?>
   For something in the folder wordpress is installed in, Or:
   <?php include(ABSPATH . "../banner.php"); ?>
   For something in the folder above where WP is installed in
   (ie. WP = http://..../wordpress/ banner.php = http://..../banner.php)

   Cheers,
   Dion

5. icerabbit
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Thanks, Dion / dd32!

   Using your example I am able to link to a php file on a sibling folder on the root of the domain.

   At least temporarily for testing purposes.
   Need to work out a couple other things now ;)

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