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Asked: 2026-05-23T03:53:42+00:00

I store all of my scripts in the same place on the server and

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I store all of my scripts in the same place on the server and reference then using PHP include statements. But what if I want or need to change that directory? Do I really want to change every statement? Absolutely not.

One thing that I debated doing was to include a file named ‘scriptsdir.php’ that would be in the home directory for easy access. All this file would be responsible of doing is to define the constant ‘SCRIPTS_DIR’ as that directory. This suffices but if THAT file has to be moved or something happens to it, etc. I was wondering if I could define a constant that would be accessible without ever having to manually define it.

Is there a way to do this in php.ini or .htaccess or anything?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Another option is to declare a variable $_SERVER["SCRIPTS_DIR"] via .htaccess using:

     SetEnv SCRIPTS_DIR /var/www/project123/includes/

    That would be available reliably to all scripts beneath the document_root and can often simplify relocations.

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