How do i fetch my file's absolute path

Question

Hello, say i have a file /var/www/foo/test.php

how do i find out it's path from within it. i'm trying to create an "Add To Include Path" action, and for that i need absolute paths.

Answer 1

This will be provided as a server variable:

$_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"];

Answer 2

this_file = $_SERVER["SCRIPT_NAME"];

Answer 3

Note: I am leaving my original answer intact, but don't use it. The solutions involving the __FILE__ constant are preferred.

You can use $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] to find the path to the current script. If you need the name of the .php file included, add on $_SERVER["SCRIPT_NAME"], like this:

$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].$_SERVER["SCRIPT_NAME"];

Answer 4

You can use the magic constant, __FILE__

http://us2.php.net/manual/en/language.constants.predefined.php

Answer 5

Try:

dirname(__FILE__);

It will give you the directory in which your currently file is located. File has the full path to your file: http://php.net/language.constants.predefined

Answer 6

realpath(dirname(__FILE__))

Answer 7

__FILE__ outputs exactly what you need.