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Asked: 2026-05-24T17:55:23+00:00

Since I develop on localhost but deploy elsewhere, and since I don’t want to

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Since I develop on localhost but deploy elsewhere, and since I don’t want to have to force my sites to be under a Windows partition’s root directory (currently F:\web_dev\htdocs), code like this: 

require_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/projXY/database/database_common.php');
OdbcExec($sql); // defined in the file above

causes Netbeans to issue a “Warning: unknown function”.

Now, I could get round this by using a directory structure like : 

F:\project_1  
F:\project_2

instead of 

F:\web_dev_htdocs\project_1  
F:\web_dev_htdocs\project_2

and then using 

require_once('/database/database_common.php');

BUT that imposes constraints on where the end-user an install my site.

Simplest by far would be to tell NetBeans which local directory corresponds to $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'], but I can’t find a configuration option for that. I am sure this is a common problem. Any suggestions?

Update: NetbBeans v7.0.1

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  1. Editorial Team

    Simply add the /path/to/projXY/database/ directory to your project’s include path. Netbeans will then pick up the files there and use them as code references.

    http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/php/project-setup.html#phpIncludePath

    Addendum

    Relying on $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] is generally a bad idea. For one, it eliminates the ability to run parts of your application via the console / command line.

    You should instead either use configurable, absolute paths to shared libraries or do as in Brandon’s answer and use a relative path from __DIR__ (PHP 5.3) or dirname(__FILE__)

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