Now i have a small problem with my program, what it is to do is to search through all my directories and read each file and put them in to a database word by word so a search engine can be used to search each file. On my machine it works absolutely perfectly, however when moved to another it doesnt work as the path is different for where to search.

Is there anyway to make the program automatically find the right path if you understand what i mean. Here is a snippet of my code that i know the problem lies in

PHP Code:

function opening($file)
{
$stoplist = "H:/xampplite/htdocs/worksheets/stoplist.txt";
$pattern = "(\.txt$)| (\.php$)| (\.html$)| (\.htm$)";
if(eregi($pattern, $file)){
 $file_handle = fopen($file, "r");
 $contents = file($file);
 while (!feof($file_handle)){
  $data = fgets($file_handle);
  $words = explode(' ' , $data);
  $duplicates = array_unique($words);
  sort($duplicates);
  if(is_bool(strpos($stoplist, '$duplicates[i]')))
  {
  foreach($duplicates as $word)
  {
   $word = serialize($word);
   $sql = "INSERT INTO webdata VALUES('$file','$word')";
   if (mysql_query($sql))
   {
    print "successful <p>";
   }
  }
  }

}
}
else {
echo "Cant open that file type <p>"; }
}
 
function getfiles($dirname=".")
{
$pattern = "(\.txt$)| (\.php$)| (\.htm$)| (\.html$)";
$file = array($file);
if($handle = opendir($dirname)) {
 while(false !== ($file = readdir($handle))){
  if(eregi($pattern, $file) || is_dir($file))
  echo "$file <br />";
  opening($file);
 
}
closedir($handle);
}
return($file);
}

getfiles("..");
getfiles("H:/xampplite/htdocs/worksheets"); //where need help 


thanks in advance

hi applebiz89,

you can get the path while using __FILE__ and than there are functions like
dirname(), basedir() etc to verify you needs. hope they help.
Btw. there is a function called scandir()...

mfg akratellio

I'm not quite sure how to use these, and base name doesnt that just give the last name of a given paths so 'xampp/htdocs/autospider.php' for example would just bring back autospider? I want to it to automatically find the path that the file is running from and search the directory which it is held rather than manually entering a new path everytime change computers

change

PHP Code:

$stoplist = "H:/xampplite/htdocs/worksheets/stoplist.txt"; 


to

PHP Code:

$stoplist = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/worksheets/stoplist.txt"; 


and

PHP Code:

getfiles("H:/xampplite/htdocs/worksheets") 


to

PHP Code:

getfiles($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/worksheets") 


This will instruct PHP not to look in a specific directory, but to base the search into the root directory of your website.
Then, expand from there.
I often put uploaded files or sqlite db outside the htdocs realm, and use this code to reach them:

PHP Code:

$sqliteRoot=$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/../sqlite/";
$fileUpRoot=$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/../upload/"; 


hi,

just use

$absPath = __FILE__;
$relPath = "../../{$absPath}";

the $relPath represents the path from your current path...

mfg akratellio