php include gives error

Question

I am beginner in php, trying to make one main.php file that incldes header and footer for the start

header.php

<html>
<body>
<div class="header">
logo, navigation etc
</div>

footer.php

<div class="footer">
Footer content here
</div>
</body>
</html>

and the main file

<?php include "header.php"; ?>
<div class="main content">
<h1> header </h1>
<p> paragraph </p>
</div>
<?php include "footer.php"; ?>

the errors:

Warning: include(header.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in - on line 1
Warning: include(): Failed opening 'header.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:') in - on line 1

Warning: include(footer.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in - on line 6
Warning: include(): Failed opening 'footer.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:') in - on line 6

all files are in the same foler and doing it on XAMPP

Are you sure they are named correctly and that it's not 'header.php.html' or something? — Philip Whitehouse
– Philip Whitehouse, Commented Sep 16, 2012 at 23:02
it does seem weard that Coda asks for permission to work with php file, but i did check they all were header.php with noraml extension — andris
– andris, Commented Sep 16, 2012 at 23:19
Well, I wish I had a better answer for you, but I have been unable to reproduce your problem. — Daedalus
– Daedalus, Commented Sep 16, 2012 at 23:38

AJ. · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-16 22:14:42Z

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Any file you are including must be in your include_path. Call get_include_path to see the current value.

answered Sep 16, 2012 at 22:14

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3 Comments

Dai Over a year ago

The include_path already includes . (which is the current directory of the script) so the "No suck file" error is mysterious. My guess is an obscure permissions issue?

a sad dude Over a year ago

"which is the current directory of the script" - are you sure about that? try getcwd() first

AJ. Over a year ago

I suppose it could be...you might have some weird umask and are creating files as not readable by all.

Hussein · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-24 12:45:32Z

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you should add your files in the same folder so they'll be in the same parent directory then you can use "include" to access them directly ex: in folder called Home there are 2 php files if i create a third one i could use this code "<?php include 'name of one the two other files found.php' hope its clear

answered Oct 24, 2020 at 12:45

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José Carlos PHP · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-24 14:15:08Z

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If header, footer and main files are in the same directory, try this:

include dirname(__FILE__) . '/header.php';

answered Oct 24, 2020 at 14:15

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