Question

How can I return the pathname from the current file, only 2 directories up?

So if I my current file URL is returning theme/includes/functions.php

How can I return “theme/”

Currently I am using

return dirname(__FILE__)

Answer 1

PHP 5.3+

return dirname(__DIR__);

PHP 5.2 and lower

return dirname(dirname(__FILE__));

With PHP7 go further up the directory tree by specifying the 2nd argument to dirname. Versions prior to 7 will require further nesting of dirname.

http://php.net/manual/en/function.dirname.php