Question

I am trying to include a file in a different directory using a relative file path however I keep getting the error:

failed to open stream: No such file or directory

The path of the file calling the include statement is

wp-content/plugins/php-code-widget/execphp.php

and the file I’m trying to include is

wp-content/uploads/espresso/templates/sidebar_widgets/register_widget.php

This is my include statement:

<?php include ('../../uploads/espresso/templates/sidebar_widgets/register_widget.php ?>

Anyone see the problem?

Answer 1

I would avoid the relative path.

So long as WordPress hasn’t changed too much since I last used it, try something like…

include ABSPATH . 
     'wp-content/uploads/espresso/templates/sidebar_widgets/register_widget.php';