Fatal error: require_once() (include_path='.;C:\php5\pear') [duplicate] - php

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I am working on a PHP project,i am getting an error in require_once(or even in require)
Warning: require_once(C:/wamp/www/MyFiles/MyProject/includes/db_config.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\wamp\www\MyFiles\MyProject\includes\autoloads.php on line 9
Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'C:/wamp/www/MyFiles/MyProject/includes/db_config.php' (include_path='.;C:\php5\pear') in C:\wamp\www\MyFiles\MyProject\includes\autoloads.php on line 9
this is how i am including the file
$root = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
//config..
require_once($root . '/MyFiles/MyProject/includes/db_config.php');
i have tried using
echo $root . '/MyFiles/MyProject/includes/db_config.php';
It is printing URL properly
ie C:\wamp\www\MyFiles\MyProject\includes\db_config.php
I am using WAMP server 5 autload.php and db_config.php are in same folder

Answer 1

Double check if the file exists on the server. If you can't for whatever reason, this will do it:
if(file_exists($myFile)){
echo"The file is there";
}//end of file exists
else{
echo"the file does NOT exist....fool";
}//end of else - the file is not there
That's the only problem I can think of - the file is not where it should be... Try the above and keep me updated.

Answer 2

Might as well be a problem with the directory separator being diffrent on linux and windows machines.
Maybe try using the constant DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR instead of hardcoded separators?

Answer 3

check the existence of file, if exists, check the permission of file.

Answer 4

Try this require construction
require 'file';
..or this root settings
$root = realpath($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']);
update
use virtual host

Answer 5

Is the file readable?
Try this:
<?php
echo "Does file exist?". file_exists($file) ? 'true' : 'false';
echo "Is it readable?".is_readable($file) ? 'true' : 'false';
require_once $file;
You can also use path relative to the file you're in, instead of relying on the DOCUMENT_ROOT string:
<?php
$root = realpath(dirname(__FILE__));
Additionally, the directory separate in windows is by default \, not / (alltough / should resolve aswell, even for require). There's a predefined constant you could use, just to make sure it's compatible everywhere though:
require_once($root . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'MyFiles' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'MyProject' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'includes' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'db_config.php';
Also, if you are using APC cache, you can attempt to restart it, if there's a stale cache of the file. (E.G filemtime is incorrect)