how do I chown a PHP file on /usr/ to allow EVERYONE to include it?

cpanelskindepot · 07-16-2004, 03:23 PM

Hi fellow programmers,

Is there any way that I can allow a file on a server to be included by every user?

For example if I have a /usr/helloworld.php , php files in /home/user/public_html will not be able to include that.

So in layman's term I am looking for a chown everyone:everyone /usr/helloworld.php command

keefaz · 07-16-2004, 03:36 PM

1. choose a directory in your system where to put the include files (try one other than system's directories for that; like /opt/myPHP/includes)

2. edit your php.ini file and scroll until the line :
include_path = ".:/php/includes"
change it to :
include_path = ".:/php/includes:/opt/myPHP/includes"

Then, if you put a file, say my_include.php in /opt/myPHP/includes, all you have to do to include this file on any user PHP script is :

include( "my_include.php" );

korozion · 07-16-2004, 03:36 PM

Could you not just use chown to allow everyone to Read and eXecute it? asin chown +rx helloworld.php.

*Nevermind, I read the question wrong*